§2464. International agreement

(a) It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should enter into negotiations with the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties to conclude one or more new international agreements to-

(1) conserve and protect permanently the natural environment of Antarctica and its associated and dependent ecosystems;

(2) prohibit or ban indefinitely Antarctic mineral resource activities by all parties to the Antarctic Treaty;

(3) grant Antarctica special protective status as a land of science dedicated to wilderness protection, international cooperation, and scientific research;

(4) ensure that the results of all scientific investigations relating to geological processes and structures be made openly available to the international scientific community, as required by the Antarctic Treaty; and

(5) include other comprehensive measures for the protection of the Antarctic environment.

(b) It is the sense of Congress that any treaty or other international agreement submitted by the President to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification relating to mineral resources or activities in Antarctica should be consistent with the purpose and provisions of this chapter.

( Pub. L. 101–594, §5, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2977 .)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 2466 of this title.