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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 183

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the impeded delivery of

natural gas for heating to the civilian population of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 19, 1993

Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. WILSON, Ms. NORTON, Mr.

KLEIN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SYNAR, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mr. LEVY, Mr. LLOYD, Mrs. MEEK, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. OLVER,

Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. SABO, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. RAHALL,

Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. ROYCE, and Ms. MOLINARI) submitted

the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee

on Foreign Affairs

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the impeded

delivery of natural gas for heating to the civilian population of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Whereas there is little likelihood that either international negotiations or the ongoing combat in the region will result

in a conclusion of the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina in

the near future;

Whereas the innocent civilian population of BosniaHerzegovina is heavily reliant on natural gas for heating,

especially in Sarajevo and other cities;
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Whereas the pipeline that delivers natural gas to BosniaHerzegovina runs through Serbia prior to reaching

Bosnia-Herzegovina;

Whereas delivery of natural gas to Bosnia-Herzegovina from

the pipeline entering Bosnia-Herzegovina from Serbia has

been impeded by Serb militants in Bosnia-Herzegovina;

Whereas the denial of natural gas for heating, and of other

utilities, is one of many aspects of the Serb siege of Sarajevo and other Bosnian civilian centers, and is part of the

repugnant Serb policy known as ethnic cleansing;

Whereas international sanctions have been imposed on Serbia

due to Serbian authorities’ control of and influence over

the Serb militants in Bosnia-Herzegovina, who are responsible for aggression and atrocities;

Whereas the sanctions against Serbia contain an exemption

for humanitarian items, including natural gas as a heating fuel, which has resulted in the continuing flow of natural gas from Hungary into Serbia through the same

pipeline that extends to Bosnia-Herzegovina;

Whereas there are no signs that Serbian officials have made

any effort to compel or convince the Serb militants to restore the flow of natural gas to Sarajevo and other parts

of Bosnia-Herzegovina;

Whereas the civilians of Bosnia-Herzegovina are dangerously

vulnerable to the elements as the second winter of the

war against them approaches, and many thousands may

die from the cold temperatures and associated deprivations; and

Whereas the current situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina may become an even greater human tragedy if action is not
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taken soon to remedy this situation: Now, therefore, be

it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—

3 (1) the President should actively seek a decision

4 by the United Nations to immediately and com5 pletely cut off the delivery of natural gas to Serbia,

6 including both delivery through the pipeline that en7 ters Serbia from Hungary, and delivery through or

8 by any alternative source; and

9 (2) such cutoff should continue until the regu10 lar and unimpeded flow of natural gas to Sarajevo

11 and other areas of Bosnia-Herzegovina is fully

12 restored.

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