[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1764]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                THE NATIONAL SECURITY REVITALIZATION ACT

  (Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee. Since the end of World War II, the brave men 
and women of our Armed Forces have worked to guarantee the national 
security of our country. We should not reward their loyal service by 
delegating responsibility for their lives to a foreign command
  H.R. 7, the National Security Revitalization Act, would stop the 
President from unilaterally putting American troops under the U.N. 
flag. As the United Nations adapts itself more and more for nation-
building and peacekeeping operations, the need for restraint on the 
President's ability to send Americans overseas is needed.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 7 establishes the proper constitutional balance 
between the President and the Congress and keeps American troops under 
U.S. commanders. H.R. 7 will give Congress and the people we represent 
the means to stop the President from placing our Armed Forces in the 
hands of a foreign command.
  With the National Security Revitalization Act, we can keep all 
obligations and all the necessary involvement in the world community 
while adding congressional approval as a check to protect American 
lives.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge you and my colleagues to support H.R. 7.
  

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