[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3292 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3292

  To prohibit funding for the involvement of the United States Armed 
               Forces in Somalia after January 31, 1994.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 15, 1993

Mr. Gilman (for himself and Mr. Spence) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Rules, 
                           and Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit funding for the involvement of the United States Armed 
               Forces in Somalia after January 31, 1994.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN SOMALIA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States entered into Operation Restore Hope 
        in December of 1992, for the purpose of relieving mass 
        starvation in Somalia;
            (2) the original humanitarian mission was successfully 
        accomplished by United States Armed Forces, and an expanded 
        mission was assumed by the United Nations on May 4, 1993, 
        pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 814 of 
        March 26, 1993;
            (3) neither the expanded United Nations mission of national 
        reconciliation nor any other mission not strictly humanitarian 
        in nature has been endorsed or approved by the Congress;
            (4) the expanded mission of the United Nations was, 
        subsequent to an attack upon United Nations forces, diverted 
        into a mission aimed primarily at capturing certain persons 
        pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 837 of 
        June 6, 1993; and
            (5) the actions of hostile elements in Mogadishu, and the 
        United Nations mission to subdue those elements, have resulted 
        in open conflict in Mogadishu and the deaths of 29 members of 
        the United States Armed Forces.
    (b) Approval of Use of Armed Forces for Certain Limited Purposes.--
The Congress approves the use of United States Armed Forces in Somalia 
exclusively for the following purposes:
            (1) The protection of United States personnel, citizens, 
        and facilities.
            (2) The provision of assistance in securing open lines of 
        communication for the free flow of supplies and relief 
        operations through the provision of--
                    (A) United States military logistical support 
                services to United Nations forces; and
                    (B) United States combat forces in a security role 
                and as an interim supplement to United Nations combat 
                units for use in emergencies.
    (c) Command and Control of United States Combat Forces.--United 
States combat forces in Somalia shall be under the exclusive command 
and control of United States commanders under the ultimate direction of 
the President of the United States.
    (d) Limitation.--(1) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
in any Act to the Department of Defense may be obligated for expenses 
incurred only through the period ending January 31, 1994, for 
operations of United States Armed Forces in Somalia.
    (2) The limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
any temporary deployment of United States Armed Forces in Somalia for 
the purpose of evacuating United States personnel or United States 
citizens from a situation of imminent danger.
    (e) Extension.--The period specified in subsection (d)(1) may be 
extended if so requested by the President and authorized by the 
Congress. In seeking such an extension, the President may submit only 1 
request to the Congress under the preceding sentence.
    (f) Expedited Procedures.--(1) For purposes of paragraph (2), the 
term ``joint resolution'' means a joint resolution the text of which is 
as follows: ``That the period specified in section 1(d)(1) of the joint 
resolution entitled `Joint Resolution to prohibit funding for the 
involvement of the United States Armed Forces in Somalia after January 
31, 1994,' is hereby extended until the date specified in the request 
submitted by the President to the Congress pursuant to section 1(e) of 
that joint resolution.''.
    (2) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall be 
considered in accordance with the procedures applicable to joint 
resolutions under section 212 of Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591 (100 
Stat. 3341-304).

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