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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 152

Authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces in Somalia.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 16, 1993

Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. MICHEL, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. ARMEY, Mr.

HYDE, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and Mr.

WALSH) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to

the Committee on Foreign Affairs

JOINT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces in

Somalia.

Whereas an estimated 300,000 Somalis reportedly have died

of hunger or as casualties of widespread violence since

the fall of Siad Barre in January, 1991;

Whereas international relief agencies were unable to deliver

adequate assistance to those most in need due to increasingly difficult and dangerous security conditions, including pervasive banditry and looting;
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Whereas the Congress expressed its support for a greater

United Nations role in addressing the political and humanitarian situation in Somalia through Senate Concurrent Resolution 132 and House Concurrent Resolution

370 of the 102d Congress;

Whereas the United Nations Secretary General and United

States officials concluded that intervention in Somalia

would be necessary to avert further massive starvation;

Whereas the United Nations Security Council on December

3, 1992, adopted Resolution 794, authorizing the use of

‘‘all necessary means to establish as soon as possible a

secure environment for humanitarian relief operations in

Somalia’’;

Whereas President Bush on December 8, 1992, began deploying United States Armed Forces in Somalia in response

to United Nations Security Council Resolution 794;

Whereas on December 10, 1992, President Bush formally reported to the Congress on the deployment of United

States Armed Forces in Somalia;

Whereas on January 15, 1993, the Department of Defense

announced the beginning of the withdrawal of United

States Armed Forces from Somalia;

Whereas as of mid-March 1993, more than 13,000 American

servicemen and women remain in Somalia as part of the

Unified Task Force (UNITAF) and have been joined by

some 14,000 troops from many other nations;

Whereas President Bush emphasized that United States

Armed Forces would be withdrawn from Somalia and

that the security mission would be assumed by a new

United Nations peacekeeping operation (UNOSOM II) as
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soon as a ‘‘secure environment’’ was created for the delivery of food and other humanitarian assistance;

Whereas the deployment of United States Armed Forces in

Somalia, together with those from other countries, has

led to a substantial increase in the delivery of humanitarian assistance and has opened up access to more remote areas of the country;

Whereas further starvation on a massive scale has been

averted in Somalia, but there remains a need for continuing humanitarian efforts under UNOSOM II;

Whereas in a report dated March 3, 1993, the United Nations Secretary General proposed that the transfer of

command from UNITAF to UNOSOM II take place on

May 1, 1993;

Whereas as outlined in the Secretary General’s report, it is

expected that United States Armed Forces will play a key

role in the UNOSOM II operation;

Whereas United States Armed Forces in UNOSOM II will be

under the command of a United Nations official;

Whereas United States Armed Forces in UNOSOM II will be

asked to fulfill a mission in Somalia that is much broader

and more open-ended than the mission originally outlined

by President Bush;

Whereas United States Armed Forces in Somalia are not now

in a situation of hostilities or a situation in which imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the

circumstances within the meaning of the War Powers

Resolution, nor is it contemplated that they will be in

such a situation while participating in UNOSOM II; and

Whereas the Congress has not been adequately consulted on

the new United Nations mission in Somalia and has not
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had an opportunity to debate and consider what United

States policy should be in the context of a broadened

United Nations mandate for that country: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Authoriza5 tion for Use of United States Armed Forces in Somalia

6 Resolution’’.

7 SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION OF UNITED STATES ARMED

8 FORCES IN UNOSOM II.

9 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized to

10 deploy United States Armed Forces in Somalia in order

11 to participate in UNOSOM II, subject to subsection (b).

12 (b) EXPIRATION.—The authorization provided in

13 subsection (a) shall expire 6 months after the date of en14 actment of this joint resolution, unless Congress extends

15 such authorization.

16 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL POLICY STATEMENTS.

17 (a) TRANSITION TO UNOSOM II.—It is the sense of

18 the Congress that the President, in close consultation with

19 the Secretary General of the United Nations and the other

20 members of the United Nations Security Council, should

21 ensure that the transition from UNITAF to UNOSOM II
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1 occurs not later than May 1, 1993, as proposed by the

2 Secretary General.

3 (b) RESTORATION OF SOMALI SELF-GOVERNMENT

4 AND WITHDRAWAL OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES.—It

5 is the sense of the Congress that—

6 (1) the restoration of self-government to Soma7 lia and the withdrawal of all foreign military forces

8 from Somalia at the earliest date consistent with the

9 humanitarian situation in that country are fun10 damental objectives of the international community;

11 (2) to achieve these objectives, the United Na12 tions should foster the establishment of competent

13 local authorities in Somalia that will enable the So14 mali people to reclaim control of their country; and

15 (3) the size and scope of UNOSOM II should

16 be reduced as quickly as local institutions and the

17 humanitarian situation will permit.

18 (c) WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED

19 FORCES.—It is the sense of the Congress that—

20 (1) United States Armed Forces have per21 formed a humanitarian service in Somalia that the

22 armed forces of very few other countries could have

23 performed;
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1 (2) increasingly, however, the security needs of

2 Somalia can be handled by the armed forces of other

3 countries; and

4 (3) the mission of UNOSOM II as set forth in

5 the Secretary General’s report of March 3, 1993, is

6 considerably broader than the original United States

7 objective of creating a secure environment for the

8 delivery of humanitarian assistance.

9 For these reasons, and consistent with the objectives of

10 promptly restoring Somali self-government and withdraw11 ing foreign military forces from Somalia, the Congress de12 clares that all United States Armed Forces should be with13 drawn from Somalia not later than 6 months after the

14 date of enactment of this joint resolution and their func15 tions assumed by UNOSOM II forces from other countries

16 to the extent required after that date.

17 (d) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS INCURRED BY THE

18 UNITED STATES IN SOMALIA.—It is the sense of the Con19 gress that the President should seek to ensure that incre20 mental costs incurred by the United States in connection

21 with UNITAF and in connection with UNOSOM II are

22 reimbursed to the maximum extent possible by the United

23 Nations and other members of the international commu24 nity.
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1 SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

2 Not later than 2 months after the date of enactment

3 of this joint resolution and at least once every 2 months

4 thereafter until 2 months after all United States Armed

5 Forces have been withdrawn from Somalia, the President

6 shall submit to the Congress a report on developments re7 lated to Somalia. Each such report shall include—

8 (1) a statement of United States policy objec9 tives in Somalia and an assessment of the progress

10 that has been made in achieving those objectives;

11 (2) an assessment of the progress that has been

12 made in fostering the establishment of competent

13 local authorities in Somalia;

14 (3) the projected date for withdrawal of all

15 United States Armed Forces from Somalia and an

16 assessment of the progress that has been made to17 ward completing that withdrawal;

18 (4) a full accounting of all United States incre19 mental costs in connection with UNITAF and

20 UNOSOM II;

21 (5) a full accounting of the estimated incremen22 tal costs of other countries in connection with

23 UNITAF and UNOSOM II;

24 (6) a full accounting of all contributions that

25 have been made to the United Nations Somalia
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1 Trust Fund, and all disbursements from the Fund;

2 and

3 (7) a statement of the steps that have been

4 taken and assessment of the progress that has been

5 achieved in obtaining reimbursement of the incre6 mental costs incurred by the United States in con7 nection with UNITAF and UNOSOM II.

8 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

9 As used in this joint resolution—

10 (1) the term ‘‘UNITAF’’ means the Unified

11 Task Force established pursuant to United Nations

12 Security Council Resolution 794 (1992); and

13 (2) the term ‘‘UNOSOM II’’ means the inter14 national force, under a United Nations commander,

15 established pursuant to a United Nations Security

16 Council resolution implementing recommendations

17 contained in the report of the United Nations Sec18 retary General dated March 3, 1993.

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