[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 227 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 227

  Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
 Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of 
                        Bosnia and Herzegovina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 1998

 Mr. Campbell submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
 Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of 
                        Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM THE REPUBLIC OF 
              BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Congress has the sole power to declare war under 
        article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
            (2) A state of war has not been declared to exist with 
        respect to the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina.
            (3) A specific authorization for the use of United States 
        Armed Forces with respect to the situation in the Republic of 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina has not been enacted.
            (4) The situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
        constitutes, within the meaning of section 4(a)(1) of the War 
        Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)(1)), either hostilities or 
        a situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is 
        clearly indicated by the circumstances into which United States 
        Armed Forces have been introduced.
    (b) Removal of Armed Forces.--Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War 
Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), the Congress hereby directs the 
President to remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of 
Bosnia and Herzegovina by June 30, 1998 (unless the President requests 
and the Congress authorizes a later date), except for a limited number 
of members of the Armed Forces sufficient only to protect United States 
diplomatic facilities and citizens, and noncombatant personnel to 
advise the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Commander in the 
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and unless and until a declaration 
of war or specific authorization for such use of United States Armed 
Forces has been enacted.
    (c) Declaration of Policy.--The requirement to remove United States 
Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under 
subsection (b) does not necessarily reflect any disagreement with the 
purposes or accomplishments of such Armed Forces, nor does it 
constitute any judgment of how the Congress would vote, if given the 
opportunity to do so, on either a declaration of war or a specific 
authorization for the use of such Armed Forces.
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