[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1368 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1368

To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
  from being used for the deployment of ground elements of the United 
 States Armed Forces in Kosovo unless that deployment is specifically 
                           authorized by law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 1999

 Mr. Goodling (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
   Petri, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
 Gekas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and 
  Mr. Wamp) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
  from being used for the deployment of ground elements of the United 
 States Armed Forces in Kosovo unless that deployment is specifically 
                           authorized by law.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) United States national security interests in Kosovo do 
        not rise to a level that warrants the introduction of ground 
        troops by the United States.
            (2) Kosovo is a province of the Republic of Serbia, a 
        sovereign state.
            (3) An Act of Congress is necessary for the introduction of 
        the Armed Forces of the United States into hostilities, or 
        situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
        indicated by the circumstances, when such action is not 
        required for the defense of the United States, its Armed 
        Forces, or its nationals.
            (4) The lessons of the United States military involvement 
        in Vietnam and Bosnia clearly argue that the costs and duration 
        of any such deployment will be much heavier and much longer 
        than initially foreseen.
            (5) The Congress and the American people have the greatest 
        pride in the members of the Armed Forces and strongly support 
        them.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS FOR 
              DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES GROUND FORCES IN KOSOVO 
              WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION BY LAW.

    None of the funds appropriated or otherwise available to the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the deployment 
of ground elements of the United States Armed Forces in Kosovo unless 
such deployment is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the 
enactment of this Act.
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