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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 Michi-
gan, 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 popu-
lation of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Whereas there is little likelihood that either international ne-
gotiations 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 Bosnia-
Herzegovina 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 Bosnia-
Herzegovina 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 Sara-
jevo 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 re-
sponsible for aggression and atrocities;
Whereas the sanctions against Serbia contain an exemption
for humanitarian items, including natural gas as a heat-
ing fuel, which has resulted in the continuing flow of nat-
ural 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 re-
store 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 depriva-
tions; and
Whereas the current situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina may be-
come an even greater human tragedy if action is not
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taken soon to remedy this situation: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the President should actively seek a decision
by the United Nations to immediately and com-
pletely cut off the delivery of natural gas to Serbia,
including both delivery through the pipeline that en-
ters Serbia from Hungary, and delivery through or
by any alternative source; and
(2) such cutoff should continue until the regu-
lar and unimpeded flow of natural gas to Sarajevo
and other areas of Bosnia-Herzegovina is fully
restored.
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