106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 40

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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;

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.
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1 (B) The families of American service men

2 and women participating in Operation Allied

3 Force, who have bravely borne the burden of

4 separation from their loved ones, and staunchly

5 supported them during the conflict.

6 (C) President Clinton, Commander in

7 Chief of United States Armed Forces, for his

8 leadership during Operation Allied Force.

9 (D) Secretary of Defense William Cohen,

10 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General

11 Henry Shelton and Supreme Allied Com12 mander-Europe General Wesley Clark, for their

13 planning and implementation of Operation Al14 lied Force.

15 (E) Secretary Albright and other Adminis16 tration officials engaged in diplomatic efforts to

17 resolve the Kosovo conflict.

18 (F) All of the forces from our NATO al19 lies, who served with distinction and success.

20 (G) The front line states, Albania, Mac21 edonia, Bulgaria and Romania, who experience

22 firsthand the instability produced by the Fed23 eral Republic of Yugoslavia’s policy of ethnic

24 cleansing.
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1 (2) The Congress notes with deep sadness the

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

3 (3) The Congress demands from Slobodan

4 Milosevic:

5 (A) The withdrawal of all Yugoslav and

6 Serb forces from Kosovo according to relevant

7 provisions of the Military-Technical Agreement

8 between NATO and the Federal Republic of

9 Yugoslavia.

10 (B) A permanent end to the hostilities in

11 Kosovo by Yugoslav and Serb forces.

12 (C) The unconditional return to their

13 homes of all Kosovar citizens displaced by Serb

14 aggression.

15 (D) Unimpeded access for humanitarian

16 relief operations in Kosovo.

17 (4) The Congress urges the leadership of the

18 Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) to ensure KLA

19 compliance with the ceasefire and demilitarization

20 obligations.

21 (5) The Congress urges and expects all nations

22 to cooperate fully with the International Criminal

23 Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and to assist in

24 bringing indicted war criminals, including Slobodan
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1 Milosevic and other Serb military and political lead2 ers, to justice.

Passed the Senate June 17, 1999.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 40

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Commending the President and the Armed Forces

for the success of Operation Allied Force.