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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1172
To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense
or any other Federal department or agency from being used for the
deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in the territory
of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after September 30, 1997,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1997
Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr.
JONES, Mr. BUYER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. PARKER, and Mr.
HEFLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Na-
tional Security and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department
of Defense or any other Federal department or agency
from being used for the deployment on the ground of
United States Armed Forces in the territory of the Re-
public of Bosnia and Herzegovina after September 30,
1997, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘United States Armed
Forces in Bosnia Protection Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1)(A) On November 27, 1995, the President
affirmed that United States participation in the mul-
tinational military Implementation Force in the Re-
public of Bosnia and Herzegovina would terminate
in one year.
(B) The President declared the expiration date
of the mandate for the Implementation Force to be
December 20, 1996.
(2) The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff likewise expressed their
confidence that the Implementation Force would
complete its mission in one year.
(3) The exemplary performance of United
States Armed Forces personnel has significantly
contributed to the accomplishment of the military
mission of the Implementation Force. The courage,
dedication, and professionalism of such personnel
have permitted a separation of the belligerent parties
to the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and have resulted in a significant miti-
(1) expresses its serious concerns and opposi-
tion to the policy of the President that has resulted
in the deployment after December 20, 1996, of Unit-
ed States Armed Forces on the ground in the Re-
public of Bosnia and Herzegovina without prior au-
thorization by the Congress; and
(2) urges the President to work with our Euro-
pean allies to begin an orderly transition of all
peacekeeping functions in the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina from the United States to appro-
priate European countries in preparation for a com-
plete withdrawal of all United States Armed Forces
by September 30, 1997.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE FUNDS OR OTHER FEDERAL DEPART-
MENT OR AGENCY FUNDS FOR CONTINUED
DEPLOYMENT ON THE GROUND OF ARMED
FORCES IN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUB-
LIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated
or otherwise available to the Department of Defense or
to any other Federal department or agency may be obli-
gated or expended for the deployment on the ground of
United States Armed Forces in the territory of the Repub-
lic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after September 30, 1997.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition contained in sub-
section (a) shall not apply—
(1) with respect to the deployment of United
States Armed Forces after September 30, 1997, but
not later than October 31, 1997, for the express
purpose of ensuring the safe and timely withdrawal
of such Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina; or
(2)(A) if the President transmits to the Con-
gress a report containing a request for an extension
of deployment of United States Armed Forces for an
additional 90 days after the date otherwise applica-
ble under subsection (a); and
(B) if a joint resolution is enacted, in accord-
ance with section 4, specifically approving such re-
quest.
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST BY
PRESIDENT FOR 90-DAY EXTENSION OF DE-
PLOYMENT.
(a) TERMS OF THE RESOLUTION.—For purposes of
section 3, the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means only a joint
resolution that is introduced within the 10-day period be-
ginning on the date on which the President transmits the
report to the Congress under such section, and—
(1) which does not have a preamble;
(2) the matter after the resolving clause of
which is as follows: ‘‘That the Congress approves the
request by the President for the extension of the de-
ployment on the ground of United States Armed
Forces in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina for a period ending not later than De-
cember 31, 1997, as submitted by the President on
—————’’, the blank space being filled in with
the appropriate date; and
(3) the title of which is as follows: ‘‘Joint reso-
lution approving the request by the President for an
extension of the deployment on the ground of United
States Armed Forces in the territory of the Republic
of Bosnia and Herzegovina for a period ending not
later than December 31, 1997.’’.
(b) REFERRAL.—A resolution described in subsection
(a) that is introduced in the House of Representatives
shall be referred to the Committee on International Rela-
tions and the Committee on National Security of the
House of Representatives. A resolution described in sub-
section (a) introduced in the Senate shall be referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate.
(c) DISCHARGE.—If the committee to which a resolu-
tion described in subsection (a) is referred has not re-
ported such resolution (or an identical resolution) by the
end of the 20-day period beginning on the date on which
the President transmits the report to the Congress under
section 3, such committee shall be, at the end of such pe-
riod, discharged from further consideration of such resolu-
tion, and such resolution shall be placed on the appro-
priate calendar of the House involved.
(d) CONSIDERATION.—(1) On or after the third day
after the date on which the committee to which such a
resolution is referred has reported, or has been discharged
(under subsection (c)) from further consideration of, such
a resolution, it is in order (even though a previous motion
to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member
of the respective House to move to proceed to the consider-
ation of the resolution. A Member may make the motion
only on the day after the calendar day on which the Mem-
ber announces to the House concerned the Member’s in-
tention to make the motion, except that, in the case of
the House of Representatives, the motion may be made
without such prior announcement if the motion is made
by direction of the committee to which the resolution was
referred. All points of order against the resolution (and
against consideration of the resolution) are waived. The
motion is highly privileged in the House of Representatives
and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The
motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to
postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration
of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not
be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration
of the resolution is agreed to, the respective House shall
immediately proceed to consideration of the joint resolu-
tion without intervening motion, order, or other business,
and the resolution shall remain the unfinished business of
the respective House until disposed of.
(2) Debate on the resolution, and on all debatable
motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be lim-
ited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided
equally between those favoring and those opposing the res-
olution. An amendment to the resolution is not in order.
A motion further to limit debate is in order and not debat-
able. A motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the
consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit
the resolution is not in order. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution is agreed to or disagreed to
is not in order.
(3) Immediately following the conclusion of the de-
bate on a resolution described in subsection (a) and a sin-
gle quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if re-
quested in accordance with the rules of the appropriate
House, the vote on final passage of the resolution shall
occur.
(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating
to the application of the rules of the Senate or the House
of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure
relating to a resolution described in subsection (a) shall
be decided without debate.
(e) CONSIDERATION BY OTHER HOUSE.—(1) If, be-
fore the passage by one House of a resolution of that
House described in subsection (a), that House receives
from the other House a resolution described in subsection
(a), then the following procedures shall apply:
(A) The resolution of the other House shall not
be referred to a committee and may not be consid-
ered in the House receiving it except in the case of
final passage as provided in subparagraph (B)(ii).
(B) With respect to a resolution described in
subsection (a) of the House receiving the resolu-
tion—
(i) the procedure in that House shall be
the same as if no resolution had been received
from the other House; but
(ii) the vote on final passage shall be on
the resolution of the other House.
(2) Upon disposition of the resolution received from
the other House, it shall no longer be in order to consider
the resolution that originated in the receiving House.
(f) RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE.—This sec-
tion is enacted by the Congress—
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with
respect to the procedure to be followed in that
House in the case of a resolution described in sub-
section (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the
extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules (so far as
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time,
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in
the case of any other rule of that House.
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE FUNDS OR OTHER FEDERAL DEPART-
MENT OR AGENCY FUNDS FOR LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OR RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE
TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA
AND HERZEGOVINA.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise available
to the Department of Defense or to any other Federal de-
partment or agency may be obligated or expended after
the date of the enactment of this Act for the following:
(1) Conduct of, or direct support for, law en-
forcement activities in the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, except for the training of law enforce-
ment personnel or to prevent imminent loss of life.
(2) Conduct of, or support for, any activity in
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina that may
have the effect of jeopardizing the primary mission
of the United Nations-led Stabilization Force in pre-
venting armed conflict between the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska
(‘‘Bosnian Entities’’).
(3) Transfer of refugees within the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina that, in the opinion of the
commander of the Stabilization Force involved in
such transfer—
(A) has as one of its purposes the acquisi-
tion of control by a Bosnian Entity of territory
allocated to the other Bosnian Entity under the
Dayton Peace Agreement; or
(B) may expose United States Armed
Forces to substantial risk to their personal
safety.
(4) Implementation of any decision to change
the legal status of any territory within the Republic
of Bosnia and Herzegovina unless expressly agreed
to by all signatories to the Dayton Peace Agreement.
SEC. 6. REPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 30, 1997, the
President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a
report on the deployment on the ground of United States
Armed Forces in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina. The report shall contain the following:
(1) A description of the extent to which compli-
ance has been achieved with the requirements relat-
ing to United States activities in the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina contained in Public Law
104–122 (110 Stat. 876).
(2)(A) An identification of the specific steps
taken, if any, by the United States Government to
transfer the United States portion of the peacekeep-
ing mission in the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina to appropriate European organizations,
such as a combined joint task force of NATO, the
Western European Union, or the Conference on Se-
curity and Cooperation in Europe.
(B) A description of any deficiencies in the ca-
pabilities of such European organizations to conduct
peacekeeping activities in the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina and a description of the actions, if
any, that the United States Government is taking in
cooperation with such organizations to remedy such
deficiencies.
(3) An identification of the following:
(A) The goals of the Stabilization Force
and the criteria for achieving those goals.
(B) The measures that are being taken to
protect United States Armed Forces personnel
from conventional warfare, unconventional war-
fare, or terrorist attacks in the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(C) The exit strategy for the withdrawal of
United States Armed Forces from the Republic
of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the event of civil
disturbances or overt warfare.
(D) The exit strategy and timetable for the
withdrawal of United States Armed Forces
from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
in the event the Stabilization Force successfully
completes its mission, including whether or not
a follow-on force will succeed the Stabilization
Force after the proposed withdrawal date an-
nounced by the President of June 1998.
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report described in sub-
section (a) shall be transmitted in unclassified and classi-
fied versions.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) BOSNIAN
ENTITIES.—The term ‘‘Bosnian
Entities’’ means the Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.
(2) DAYTON
PEACE
AGREEMENT.—The term
‘‘Dayton Peace Agreement’’ means the General
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, initialed by the parties in Dayton,
Ohio, on November 21, 1995, and signed in Paris on
December 14, 1995.
(3) IMPLEMENTATION FORCE.—The term ‘‘Im-
plementation Force’’ means the NATO-led multi-
national military force in the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina (commonly referred to as ‘‘IFOR’’), au-
thorized under the Dayton Peace Agreement.
(4) NATO.—The term ‘‘NATO’’ means the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(5) STABILIZATION
FORCE.—The term ‘‘Sta-
bilization Force’’ means the United Nations-led fol-
low-on force to the Implementation Force in the Re-
public of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other coun-
tries in the region (commonly referred to as
‘‘SFOR’’), authorized under United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1088 (December 12, 1996).
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