[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 40 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 40


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1999

 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition 
  to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Commending the President and the Armed Forces for the success of 
                        Operation Allied Force.

Whereas United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military 
        forces succeeded in forcing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to accept 
        NATO's conditions to halt the air campaign;
Whereas this accomplishment has been achieved at a minimal loss of life and 
        number of casualties among American and NATO forces;
Whereas to date two Americans have been killed in the line of duty; and
Whereas hundreds of thousands of Kosovar civilians have been ethnically 
        cleansed, deported, detained, or killed by Serb security forces: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That:
            (1) The Congress expresses the appreciation of the Nation 
        to:
                    (A) The United States Armed Forces who participated 
                in Operation Allied Force and served and succeeded in 
                the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the 
                United States.
                    (B) The families of American service men and women 
                participating in Operation Allied Force, who have 
                bravely borne the burden of separation from their loved 
                ones, and staunchly supported them during the conflict.
                    (C) President Clinton, Commander in Chief of United 
                States Armed Forces, for his leadership during 
                Operation Allied Force.
                    (D) Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Chairman of 
                the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Henry Shelton and 
                Supreme Allied Commander-Europe General Wesley Clark, 
                for their planning and implementation of Operation 
                Allied Force.
                    (E) Secretary Albright and other Administration 
                officials engaged in diplomatic efforts to resolve the 
                Kosovo conflict.
                    (F) All of the forces from our NATO allies, who 
                served with distinction and success.
                    (G) The front line states, Albania, Macedonia, 
                Bulgaria and Romania, who experience firsthand the 
                instability produced by the Federal Republic of 
                Yugoslavia's policy of ethnic cleansing.
            (2) The Congress notes with deep sadness the loss of life 
        on all sides in Operation Allied Force.
            (3) The Congress demands from Slobodan Milosevic:
                    (A) The withdrawal of all Yugoslav and Serb forces 
                from Kosovo according to relevant provisions of the 
                Military-Technical Agreement between NATO and the 
                Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
                    (B) A permanent end to the hostilities in Kosovo by 
                Yugoslav and Serb forces.
                    (C) The unconditional return to their homes of all 
                Kosovar citizens displaced by Serb aggression.
                    (D) Unimpeded access for humanitarian relief 
                operations in Kosovo.
            (4) The Congress urges the leadership of the Kosovo 
        Liberation Army (KLA) to ensure KLA compliance with the 
        ceasefire and demilitarization obligations.
            (5) The Congress urges and expects all nations to cooperate 
        fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former 
        Yugoslavia and to assist in bringing indicted war criminals, 
        including Slobodan Milosevic and other Serb military and 
        political leaders, to justice.

            Passed the Senate June 17, 1999.

            Attest: GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.