Montenegro Border Integrity Act

Bill: 114-hr-1228
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2015-03-03
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Congressional oversight

Europe

Foreign aid and international relief

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Montenegro

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Montenegro Border Integrity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits, subject to a waiver in the national interest, any funds available to the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or any other federal department or agency from being provided to the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina until the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina has agreed to and is in compliance with the state borders established by the Conference on Yugoslavia Arbitration Commission on January 11, 1992.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1228 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2015 Mr. Turner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To limit United States assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina until Bosnia and Herzegovina is in compliance with the state borders established by the Conference on Yugoslavia Arbitration Commission.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Montenegro Border Integrity Act . 2. Limitation on United States assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina (a) Limitation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or any other Federal department or agency for fiscal year 2016 or any succeeding fiscal year may be provided to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina until the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina has agreed to and is in compliance with the state borders established by the Conference on Yugoslavia Arbitration Commission on January 11, 1992. (b) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notification that such is in the national security interest of the United States, together with a description of such national security interest. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this act, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.