[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2113 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2113

            To remove the embargo on Bosnia and Herzegovina.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 12 (legislative day, May 2), 1994

Mr. Dole (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
            To remove the embargo on Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

SECTION 1. UNITED STATES ARMS EMBARGO OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BOSNIA AND 
              HERZEGOVINA.

    (a) Prohibition.--Neither the President nor any other member of the 
Executive Branch of the United States Government shall interfere with 
the transfer of conventional arms appropriate to the self-defense needs 
of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    (b) Termination.--The President shall terminate the United States 
arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina upon receipt 
from that government of a request for assistance in exercising its 
right of self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
    (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``United States 
arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina'' means the 
application to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina of--
            (1) the policy adopted July 10, 1991, and published in the 
        Federal Register of July 19, 1991 (58 Fed. Reg. 33322) under 
        the heading ``Suspension of Munitions Export Licenses to 
        Yugoslavia''; and
            (2) any similar policy being applied by the United States 
        Government as of the date of receipt of the request described 
        in subsection (a) pursuant to which approval is routinely 
        denied for transfers of defense articles and defense services 
        to the former Yugoslavia.
    (d) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as authorization 
for deployment of United States forces in the territory of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina for any purpose, including training, support, or delivery 
of military equipment.

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