[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1172 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1172

     To terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the 
                 Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 1995

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
Bonior, Mr. Markey, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Royce, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
  Torricelli, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wynn, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
 Engel, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Menendez) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
     To terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the 
                 Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense 
Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) For the reasons stated in section 520 of the Foreign 
        Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public 
        Law 103-236), the Congress has found that continued application 
        of an international arms embargo to the Government of Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina contravenes that Government's inherent right of 
        individual or collective self-defense under Article 51 of the 
        United Nations Charter and therefore is inconsistent with 
        international law.
            (2) The United States has not formally sought multilateral 
        support for terminating the arms embargo against Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina through a vote on a United Nations Security Council 
        resolution since the enactment of section 1404 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-
        337).
            (3) The United Nations Security Council has not taken 
        measures necessary to maintain international peace and security 
        in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the aggression against that 
        country began in April 1992.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF SUPPORT.

    The Congress supports the efforts of the Government of the Republic 
of Bosnia and Herzegovina--
            (1) to defend its people and the territory of the Republic;
            (2) to preserve the sovereignty, independence, and 
        territorial integrity of the Republic; and
            (3) to bring about a peaceful, just, fair, viable, and 
        sustainable settlement of the conflict in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina.

SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF ARMS EMBARGO.

    (a) Termination.--The President shall terminate the United States 
arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina on--
            (1) the date of receipt from that Government of a request 
        for assistance in exercising its right of self-defense under 
        Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, or
            (2) May 1, 1995,
whichever comes first.
    (b) 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 F.R. 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 denied for 
        transfers of defense articles and defense services to the 
        former Yugoslavia.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--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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