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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3292

To prohibit funding for the involvement of the United States Armed Forces

in Somalia after January 31, 1994.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 15, 1993

Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. SPENCE) introduced the following bill; which

was referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Rules, and

Armed Services

A BILL

To prohibit funding for the involvement of the United States

Armed Forces in Somalia after January 31, 1994.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN SOMALIA.

4 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

5 (1) the United States entered into Operation

6 Restore Hope in December of 1992, for the purpose

7 of relieving mass starvation in Somalia;

8 (2) the original humanitarian mission was suc9 cessfully accomplished by United States Armed

10 Forces, and an expanded mission was assumed by
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1 the United Nations on May 4, 1993, pursuant to

2 United Nations Security Council Resolution 814 of

3 March 26, 1993;

4 (3) neither the expanded United Nations mis5 sion of national reconciliation nor any other mission

6 not strictly humanitarian in nature has been en7 dorsed or approved by the Congress;

8 (4) the expanded mission of the United Nations

9 was, subsequent to an attack upon United Nations

10 forces, diverted into a mission aimed primarily at

11 capturing certain persons pursuant to United Na12 tions Security Council Resolution 837 of June 6,

13 1993; and

14 (5) the actions of hostile elements in

15 Mogadishu, and the United Nations mission to sub16 due those elements, have resulted in open conflict in

17 Mogadishu and the deaths of 29 members of the

18 United States Armed Forces.

19 (b) APPROVAL OF USE OF ARMED FORCES FOR CER20 TAIN LIMITED PURPOSES.—The Congress approves the

21 use of United States Armed Forces in Somalia exclusively

22 for the following purposes:

23 (1) The protection of United States personnel,

24 citizens, and facilities.
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1 (2) The provision of assistance in securing open

2 lines of communication for the free flow of supplies

3 and relief operations through the provision of—

4 (A) United States military logistical sup5 port services to United Nations forces; and

6 (B) United States combat forces in a secu7 rity role and as an interim supplement to

8 United Nations combat units for use in emer9 gencies.

10 (c) COMMAND AND CONTROL OF UNITED STATES

11 COMBAT FORCES.—United States combat forces in Soma12 lia shall be under the exclusive command and control of

13 United States commanders under the ultimate direction

14 of the President of the United States.

15 (d) LIMITATION.—(1) Funds appropriated or other16 wise made available in any Act to the Department of De17 fense may be obligated for expenses incurred only through

18 the period ending January 31, 1994, for operations of

19 United States Armed Forces in Somalia.

20 (2) The limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall

21 not apply to any temporary deployment of United States

22 Armed Forces in Somalia for the purpose of evacuating

23 United States personnel or United States citizens from a

24 situation of imminent danger.
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1 (e) EXTENSION.—The period specified in subsection

2 (d)(1) may be extended if so requested by the President

3 and authorized by the Congress. In seeking such an exten4 sion, the President may submit only 1 request to the Con5 gress under the preceding sentence.

6 (f) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.—(1) For purposes of

7 paragraph (2), the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means a joint

8 resolution the text of which is as follows: ‘‘That the period

9 specified in section 1(d)(1) of the joint resolution entitled

10 ‘Joint Resolution to prohibit funding for the involvement

11 of the United States Armed Forces in Somalia after Janu12 ary 31, 1994,’ is hereby extended until the date specified

13 in the request submitted by the President to the Congress

14 pursuant to section 1(e) of that joint resolution.’’.

15 (2) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall

16 be considered in accordance with the procedures applicable

17 to joint resolutions under section 212 of Public Laws 99–

18 500 and 99–591 (100 Stat. 3341–304).

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