[House Document 104-179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

104th Congress 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 104-179


 
        REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 HIS REQUEST TO MAKE AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS TOTALING $620 MILLION IN 
  BUDGETARY AUTHORITY FOR DOD OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NATO-LED 
BOSNIA PEACE IMPLEMENTATION FORCE (IFOR) AND OPERATION DENY FLIGHT, AND 
$200 MILLION FOR CIVILIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DAYTON PEACE ACCORD AND 
  TO DESIGNATE THE AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE AS AN EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT 
    PURSUANT TO SECTION 251(b)(2)(D)(i) OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AND 
   EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985, AS AMENDED, PURSUANT TO 31 
                              U.S.C. 1107




  February 23, 1996--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                 Washington, DC, February 21, 1996.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: The United States and its allies have begun the 
difficult task of bringing peace to Bosnia. Under the agreement 
brokered by the United States that resulted in the Dayton Peace 
Accords, I have committed our troops to a multinational force 
in Bosnia and Herzegovina and pledged U.S. help in 
multinational civilian peace implementation programs. I ask 
Congress to consider expeditiously the enclosed requests for FY 
1996 supplemental appropriations in support of these efforts. 
These requests seek $620 million for Department of Defense 
operations associated with the NATO-led Bosnia Peace 
Implementation Force (IFOR) and Operation Deny Flight, and $200 
million for civilian implementation of the Dayton Peace 
Accords.
    The security and success of the IFOR mission go hand-in-
hand with the implementation of all aspects of the Dayton Peace 
Accords. Our planned civilian programs will not only underpin 
the Dayton Accords but also support IFOR and American troops, 
enhancing their security as they perform their mission and 
facilitating their safe and smooth withdrawal upon its 
completion.
    I hereby designate the amounts requested as emergency 
requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended. Nevertheless, the requested increases in budget 
authority are fully offset by rescissions from funds available 
to the Defense Department, as proposed in the accompanying 
Special Message.
    The details of these requests are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. I concur with her comments and observations.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.
    Enclosure.

    
    
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