IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 445 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States 
should support a mutually-agreed solution for the future status of Kosovo 
and reject an imposed solution for the status of Kosovo. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2007 
Ms. BEAN (for herself and Mr. BURTON of Indiana) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States should support a mutually-agreed solu-
tion for the future status of Kosovo and reject an im-
posed solution for the status of Kosovo. 
Whereas the United States has enduring national interests in 
the peace and security of southeastern Europe, and in 
the greater integration of the region into the Euro-Atlan-
tic community of democratic, well-governed states; 
Whereas stability of Serbia and its full integration into the 
Euro-Atlantic community of democracies furthers the sta-
bility in the entire Balkan region; 
Whereas the people of Serbia forced Slobodan Milosevic out 
of power in October 2000 and ever since have elected 
pro-European and pro-Western leaders during the fol-
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lowing seven democratic elections that have been con-
ducted; 
Whereas pursuant to all relevant international agreements 
and treaties, including the Charter of the United Na-
tions, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, 
and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-
operation in Europe (Helsinki Final Act), and inter-
national law generally, Kosovo is legally part of Serbia 
and its state sovereignty; 
Whereas the vast majority of Serbs and other minorities live 
in isolation and extremely poor conditions in Kosovo es-
pecially in the central and eastern regions; 
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 
established the United Nations Mission in Kosovo 
(UNMIK) to bring stability, the rule of law, protection 
of human rights, and reconstruction to the war-torn prov-
ince of Kosovo; 
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 
also reaffirms that Kosovo is a part of Serbia; 
Whereas since 1999 Serbia has had no political, military, or 
economic presence in its province of Kosovo; 
Whereas since the arrival of UNMIK and North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Kosovo, more 
than 200,000 Serbs and other Kosovo minorities have 
been displaced from their homes in Kosovo by Albanian 
extremists, more than 1,500 Serbs have been murdered, 
more than 100 churches and monasteries have been 
burned and destroyed, and more than 20,000 houses have 
been destroyed; 
Whereas the current status of Kosovo is contentious for both 
Serbia and its province of Kosovo; 
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Whereas any attempt to impose a solution on Kosovo’s final 
status on Serbia could contribute to greater instability 
and inhibit its economic and political development; 
Whereas imposed independence for Kosovo will strengthen 
radical and nationalistic, anti-Western forces in Serbia 
and could hinder Serbia’s progress toward joining the 
European Union and NATO; 
Whereas in 2005, the United Nations Secretary-General ap-
pointed the former President of Finland, Martti 
Ahtisaari, as United Nations Special Envoy for Kosovo to 
develop a comprehensive settlement proposal to resolve 
the political status of Kosovo; 
Whereas in March 2007, after 18 months of inconclusive 
talks, the United Nations Special Envoy for Kosovo sub-
mitted to the Security Council a ‘‘comprehensive settle-
ment proposal’’ that would result in supervised independ-
ence for Kosovo; 
Whereas the United Nations Special Envoy for Kosovo ulti-
mately failed to reach a solution that would be acceptable 
for both sides; and 
Whereas the United Nations Special Envoy for Kosovo was 
unable to find a compromise solution between Serbia and 
the Kosovo Albanians that would allow an enduring and 
stable final status for Kosovo: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) the United States should support a mutu-
ally-agreed solution for the future status of Kosovo 
for both Serbia and Kosovo through a new round of 
negotiations if needed; 
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(2) the United States should support an out-
come that creates an economically viable and politi-
cally stable Kosovo, Serbia, and greater Balkan re-
gion where the human rights of all persons are pro-
tected; 
(3) the United States should insist on fulfill-
ment of all agreed-upon democratic standards in 
Kosovo set forth previously by the United Nations 
before supporting final status for Kosovo; 
(4) the United States should, in consultation 
and cooperation with its allies, vigorously and pa-
tiently pursue a United Nations Security Council 
resolution that endorses a solution acceptable for 
both parties; 
(5) the United States should restrain from any 
unilateral action toward Kosovo’s independence, es-
pecially actions outside the United Nations, to pre-
vent damaging the United States positions in the 
international community; 
(6) the United States should work together with 
the European Union in supporting the political and 
economic development of both the province of 
Kosovo and Serbia; 
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(7) the United States should support the full 
integration of the province of Kosovo and Serbia 
into international and Euro-Atlantic institutions; 
(8) the United States should reaffirm its com-
mitment to southeastern Europe, including its par-
ticipation in the NATO mission in Kosovo to deter 
and disrupt any efforts to destabilize the region 
through violence; 
(9) the provincial Government of Kosovo should 
take full responsibility to reassure, protect, and en-
sure the full political and economic rights of Serbs 
and other minority communities in Kosovo; 
(10) the provincial Government of Kosovo 
should make every effort to develop a cooperative re-
lationship with the Government of Serbia, in rec-
ognition of its legitimate interests in the safety of 
the Serb population, the property rights of the Serb 
population in Kosovo and in the protection and pres-
ervation of the patrimonial sites of the Serbian Or-
thodox Church in Kosovo; 
(11) the international community should recog-
nize that additional negotiations and diplomacy does 
not represent a delay of the process and that it is 
better to find a mutually-acceptable solution than to 
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have prolonged crisis and confrontation in the Bal-
kans; 
(12) the international community should recog-
nize that the Government of Serbia currently has 
legal sovereignty over Kosovo as outlined by United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 1244; and 
(13) the Government of Serbia should continue 
toward a prosperous and peaceful future through re-
gional cooperation and integration into Euro-Atlan-
tic institutions, including NATO and the European 
Union, and toward the establishment of open, con-
structive relations with the provincial government of 
Kosovo. 
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