[House Document 107-32]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 107-32 


 
CONTINUED U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS IN THE 
                           FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  FROM

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT CONSISTENT WITH THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION ON 
  CONTINUED U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS IN THE 
  FORMER YUGOSLAVIA




January 30, 2001.--Referred to the Committee on International Relations 
                       and ordered to be printed
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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
89-011                     WASHINGTON : 2001

                                           The White House,
                                      Washington, January 25, 2001.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: In a report to the Congress of July 25, 
2000, the previous Administration provided information on the 
deployment of combat-equipped U.S. Armed Forces to Bosnia and 
Herzegovina and other states in the region in order to 
participate in and support the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO)-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). The SFOR 
began its mission and assumed authority from the NATO-led 
implementation force on December 20, 1996. I am providing this 
supplemental report, consistent with the War Powers Resolution, 
to help ensure that the Congress is kept fully informed on 
continued U.S. contributions in support of peacekeeping efforts 
in the former Yugoslavia.
    The U.N. Security Council authorized Member States to 
continue SFOR for a period of 12 months in U.N. Security 
Council Resolution 1305 of June 21, 2000. The mission of SFOR 
is to provide a continued military presence in order to deter 
hostilities, stabilize and consolidate the peace in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, contribute to a secure environment, and provide, 
within its means and capabilities, selective support to key 
areas and key civil implementation organizations.
    The U.S. force contribution to SFOR in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina is approximately 4,400 personnel. United States 
personnel comprise just under 21 percent of the total SFOR 
force of approximately 21,000 personnel. During the second half 
of 2000, 17 NATO nations and 17 others, including Russia, 
provided military personnel or other support to SFOR. Most U.S. 
forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina are assigned to Multinational 
Division, North, centered on the city of Tuzla. Other U.S. 
military personnel are deployed to other countries in the 
region in support of SFOR. Specifically, approximately 650 U.S. 
military personnel are presently deployed to Hungary, Croatia, 
and Italy in order to provide logistical and other support. The 
U.S. forces continue to support SFOR efforts to apprehend 
persons indicted for war crimes. In the last 6 months, U.S. 
forces have not sustained any combat-related fatalities.
    The participation of U.S. Armed Forces in these operations 
has been directed pursuant to the President's constitutional 
authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in 
Chief and Chief Executive, and in accordance with various 
statutory authorities.
    I am providing this report to keep the Congress fully 
informed about developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other 
states in the region. I will consult closely with the Congress 
regarding our efforts to foster peace and stability in the 
former Yugoslavia.
            Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.

                                  
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