Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 63 — Support for East European Democracy (seed)
§ 5492. Declaration of the Republic of Hungary
Statutory text
Findings
The Congress finds that—
on , in a public ceremony in Budapest, the acting President of Hungary declared the Hungarian state to be an independent, democratic Republic of Hungary;
this public ceremony was held on the 33d anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 revolution that was bloodily suppressed by Soviet troops;
this public ceremony was held in the same Kossuth Square where the first mass rally of the 1956 revolution was held;
as a further symbol of Hungary’s faithfulness to the legacy of the revolution of 1956, the declaration by the acting President was made from the same balcony from which Imre Nagy, the martyred Prime Minister of the revolutionary government of 1956, addressed the citizens of Budapest 33 years before;
the heroic revolt and freedom fight of the Hungarian people in 1956 was an inspirational event, reminding a generation of Americans of the sacrifices people are willing to undertake as the price of liberty; and
the present efforts of the Hungarian people to validate the legacy of the revolution of 1956 by establishing a free, independent, and prosperous Hungary have gained the sympathy and admiration of the American people.
Congressional declarations
The Congress—
congratulates the people of Hungary on the declaration of a Republic of Hungary committed to democratic principles; and
expresses its desire to enhance the friendly relations between the people of Hungary and the people of the United States and between their respective governments.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989
Pub. L. 101–179 title VIII § 802 · 103 Stat. 1298
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 5492
(Pub. L. 101–179, title VIII, § 802, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1322.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–179, title VIII, § 802, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1322.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 802. DECLARATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY. (a) Findings.— The Congress finds that— (1) on October 23, 1989, in a public ceremony in Budapest, the acting President of Hungary declared the Hungarian state to be an independent, democratic Republic of Hungary; (2) this public ceremony was held on the 33d anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 revolution that was bloodily suppressed by Soviet troops; (3) this public ceremony was held in the same Kossuth Square where the first mass rally of the 1956 revolution was held; (4) as a further symbol of Hungary’s faithfulness to the legacy of the revolution of 1956, the declaration by the acting President was made from the same balcony from which Imre Nagy, the martyred Prime Minister of the revolutionary government of 1956, addressed the citizens of Budapest 33 years before; (5) the heroic revolt and freedom fight of the Hungarian people in 1956 was an inspirational event, reminding a generation of Americans of the sacrifices people are willing to undertake as the price of liberty; and (6) the present efforts of the Hungarian people to validate the legacy of the revolution of 1956 by establishing a free, independent, and prosperous Hungary have gained the sympathy and admiration of the American people. (b) Congressional Declarations.— The Congress— (1) congratulates the people of Hungary on the declaration of a Republic of Hungary committed to democratic principles; and (2) expresses its desire to enhance the friendly relations between the people of Hungary and the people of the United States and between their respective governments.
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