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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1172
To terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the Government
of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 1995
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. GILMAN, Mr.
BONIOR, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ROYCE, Mr.
CARDIN, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. WYNN,
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Mr. MENENDEZ) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations
A BILL
To terminate the United States arms embargo applicable
to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bosnia and
Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) For the reasons stated in section 520 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236), the Congress
has found that continued application of an inter-
national arms embargo to the Government of Bosnia
and Herzegovina contravenes that Government’s in-
herent right of individual or collective self-defense
under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and
therefore is inconsistent with international law.
(2) The United States has not formally sought
multilateral support for terminating the arms em-
bargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina through a
vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution
since the enactment of section 1404 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
(Public Law 103–337).
(3) The United Nations Security Council has
not taken measures necessary to maintain inter-
national 
peace 
and 
security 
in 
Bosnia 
and
Herzegovina since the aggression against that coun-
try began in April 1992.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF SUPPORT.
The Congress supports the efforts of the Government
of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina—
(1) to defend its people and the territory of the
Republic;
(2) to preserve the sovereignty, independence,
and territorial integrity of the Republic; and
(3) to bring about a peaceful, just, fair, viable,
and sustainable settlement of the conflict in Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF ARMS EMBARGO.
(a) TERMINATION.—The President shall terminate
the United States arms embargo of the Government of
Bosnia and Herzegovina on—
(1) the date of receipt from that Government of
a request for assistance in exercising its right of
self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations
Charter, or
(2) May 1, 1995,
whichever comes first.
(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘‘United States arms embargo of the Government of
Bosnia and Herzegovina’’ means the application to the
Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina of—
(1) the policy adopted July 10, 1991, and pub-
lished in the Federal Register of July 19, 1991 (58
F.R. 33322) under the heading ‘‘Suspension of Mu-
nitions Export Licenses to Yugoslavia’’; and
(2) any similar policy being applied by the
United States Government as of the date of receipt
of the request described in subsection (a) pursuant
to which approval is denied for transfers of defense
articles and defense services to the former Yugo-
slavia.
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be interpreted as authorization for deployment
of United States forces in the territory of Bosnia and
Herzegovina for any purpose, including training, support,
or delivery of military equipment.
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