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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 40

Commending the President and the Armed Forces for the Success of

Operation Allied Force

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 17, 1999

Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. NICKLES, Mr. REID, Mr. AKAKA,

Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. COVERDELL, Mr. BAYH, Mr.

DOMENICI, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. BREAUX, Ms. SNOWE, Mr.

BRYAN, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. BYRD, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. CLELAND, Mr.

CONRAD, Mr. DODD, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr.

FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HOLLINGS,

Mr. INOUYE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KERREY, Mr. KERRY,

Mr. KOHL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN,

Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mrs.

MURRAY, Mr. REED, Mr. ROBB, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SARBANES, Mr.

SCHUMER, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. WELLSTONE, and Mr. WYDEN submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was considered and

agreed to

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Commending the President and the Armed Forces for the

Success of Operation Allied Force

Whereas United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military forces succeeded in forcing the

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to accept NATO’s conditions to halt the air campaign;
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Whereas this accomplishment has been achieved at a minimal

loss of life and number of casualties among American

and NATO forces;

Whereas to date two Americans have been killed in the line

of duty; and

Whereas hundreds of thousands of Kosovar civilians have

been ethnically cleansed, deported, detained, or killed by

Serb security forces: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives

2 concurring), That:

3 (1) The Congress expresses the appreciation of

4 the Nation to:

5 (A) The United States Armed Forces who

6 participated in Operation Allied Force and

7 served and succeeded in the highest traditions

8 of the Armed Forces of the United States.

9 (B) The families of American service men

10 and women participating in Operation Allied

11 Force, who have bravely borne the burden of

12 separation from their loved ones, and staunchly

13 supported them during the conflict.

14 (C) President Clinton, Commander in

15 Chief of U.S. Armed Forces, for his leadership

16 during Operation Allied Force.

17 (D) Secretary of Defense William Cohen,

18 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General

19 Henry Shelton and Supreme Allied Com-
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1 mander-Europe General Wesley Clark, for their

2 planning and implementation of Operation Al3 lied Force.

4 (E) Secretary Albright and other Adminis5 tration officials engaged in diplomatic efforts to

6 resolve the Kosovo conflict.

7 (F) All of the forces from our NATO al8 lies, who served with distinction and success.

9 [(G) The front line states, Albania, Mac10 edonia, Bulgaria and Romania, who experience

11 firsthand the instability produced by the Fed12 eral Republic of Yugoslavia’s policy of ethnic

13 cleansing.]

14 (2) The Congress notes with deep sadness the

15 loss of life on all sides in Operation Allied Force.

16 (3) The Congress demands from Slobodan

17 Milosevic:

18 (A) The withdrawal of all Yugoslav and

19 Serb forces from Kosovo according to relevant

20 provisions of the Military-Technical Agreement

21 between NATO and the Federal Republic of

22 Yugoslavia.

23 (B) A permanent end to the hostilities in

24 Kosovo by Yugoslav and Serb forces.
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1 (C) The unconditional return to their

2 homes of all Kosovar citizens displaced by Serb

3 aggression.

4 (D) Unimpeded access for humanitarian

5 relief operations in Kosovo.

6 (4) The Congress urges the leadership of the

7 Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) to ensure KLA

8 compliance with the ceasefire and demilitarization

9 obligations.

10 (5) The Congress urges and expects all nations

11 to cooperate fully with the International Criminal

12 Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and to assist in

13 bringing indicted war criminals, including Slobodan

14 Milosevic and other Serb military and political lead15 ers, to justice.

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