[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 198 (Wednesday, December 13, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S18552-S18553]
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   DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the joint resolution
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on the engrossment and third 
reading of the joint resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 44.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading 
and was read the third time.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The joint resolution having been read the third 
time, the question is, Shall it pass?
  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there a sufficient second? There is a 
sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  The result was announced--yeas 69, nays 30, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 603 Leg.]

                                YEAS--69

     Abraham
     Akaka
     Baucus
     Bennett
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Bond
     Boxer
     Bradley
     Breaux
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Burns
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Chafee
     Cochran
     Cohen
     Conrad
     Daschle
     DeWine
     Dodd
     Dole
     Dorgan
     Exon
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Glenn
     Gorton
     Graham
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heflin
     Hollings
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnston
     Kassebaum
     Kempthorne
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Lugar
     Mack
     McCain
     McConnell
     Mikulski
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murkowski
     Murray
     Nunn
     Pell
     Pryor
     Reid
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Roth
     Sarbanes
     Simon
     Simpson
     Specter
     Stevens
     Wellstone

                                NAYS--30

     Ashcroft
     Brown
     Coats
     Coverdell
     Craig
     D'Amato
     Domenici
     Faircloth
     Feingold
     Frist
     Gramm
     Grams
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hatfield
     Helms
     Hutchison
     Inhofe
     Kyl
     Lott
     Nickles
     Pressler
     Santorum
     Shelby
     Smith
     Snowe
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurmond
     Warner
  So the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 44) was passed.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The joint resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                              S.J. Res. 44

       Whereas beginning on February 24, 1993, President Clinton 
     committed the United States to participate in implementing a 
     peace agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina without prior 
     consultation with Congress;
       Whereas the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been 
     unjustly denied the means to defend itself through the 
     imposition of a United Nations arms embargo;
       Whereas the United Nations Charter restates the ``the 
     inherent right of individual and collective self-defense,'' a 
     right denied the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina whose 
     population has further suffered egregious violations of the 
     international law of war including ethnic cleansing by 
     Serbian aggressors, and the Convention on Prevention and 
     Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, to which the United 
     States Senate gave its advice and consent in 1986;
       Whereas the United States Congress has repeatedly voted to 
     end the United States participation in the international arms 
     embargo on the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as the best 
     way to achieve a military balance and a just and stable peace 
     without the deployment of United States Armed Forces in 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       Whereas the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 
     Republic of Croatia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     initialed the General Framework Agreement and Associated 
     Annexes on November 21, 1995 in Dayton, Ohio, after repeated 
     assurances that the United States would send troops to assist 
     in implementing that agreement;
       Whereas three dedicated American deplomats--Bob Frasure, 
     Joe Kruzel, and Nelson Drew--lost their lives in the 
     American-led diplomatic effort which culminated in the 
     General Framework Agreement;
       Whereas as part of the negotiations which led to the 
     General Framework Agreement, the United States has made a 
     commitment to ensure that the Federation of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina is armed and trained to provide for its own 
     defense, and that commitment should be honored;
       Whereas the mission of the NATO Implementation Force is to 
     create a secure environment to provide Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     an opportunity to begin to establish a durable peace, which 
     requires the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to be able 
     to provide for its own defense;
       Whereas the objective of the United States in deploying 
     United States Armed Forces to Bosnia and Herzegovina can only 
     be successful if the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 
     armed and trained to provide for its own defense after the 
     withdrawal of the NATO Implementation Force and the United 
     States Armed Forces; and
       Whereas in deciding to participate in implementation of the 
     General Framework Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
     President Clinton has cited American interests including 
     maintaining its leadership in NATO, preventing the spread of 
     the conflict, stopping the tragic loss of life, and 
     fulfilling American commitments;
       Whereas on December 3, 1995, President Clinton approved 
     Operation Joint Endeavor and deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces to Bosnia and Herzegovina began immediately 
     thereafter: Now therefore be it
       Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

       The Congress unequivocally supports the men and women of 
     our Armed Forces who are carrying out their missions in 
     support of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina with professional 
     excellence, dedicated patriotism and exemplary bravery, and 
     believes they must be given all necessary resources and 
     support to carry out their mission and ensure their security.

     SEC. 2. DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Notwithstanding reservations expressed about President 
     Clinton's decision to deploy United States Armed Forces to 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina and recognizing that:
       (1) the President has decided to deploy United States Armed 
     Forces to implement the General Framework Agreement in 
     Operation Joint Endeavor citing American interests in 
     preventing the spread of conflict, maintaining its leadership 
     in NATO, stopping the tragic loss of life, and fulfilling 
     American commitments;
       (2) the deployment of United States Armed Forces has begun; 
     and
       (3) preserving United States credibility is a strategic 
     interest, the President may only fulfill his commitment to 
     deploy United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     for approximately one year to implement the General Framework 
     Agreement and Military Annex, pursuant to this Resolution, 
     subject to the conditions in subsection (b).
       (b) Requirement for Determination.--Before acting pursuant 
     to this Resolution, the President shall make available to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate, his determination that--
       (1) the mission of the NATO Implementation Force and United 
     States Armed Forces deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina will 
     be limited to implementation of the military provisions of 
     the Military Annex to the General Framework Agreement and 
     measures deemed necessary to protect the safety of the NATO 
     Implementation Force and United States Armed Forces;
       (2) an integral part of the successful accomplishment of 
     the U.S. objective in Bosnia and Herzegovina in deploying and 
     withdrawing United States Armed Forces is the establishment 
     of a military balance which enables the Federation of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina to provide for its own defense without 
     depending on U.S. or other outside forces; and
       (3) the United States will lead an immediate international 
     effort, separate and apart from the NATO Implementation Force 
     and consistent with United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 1021 and the General Framework Agreement and 
     Associated Annexes, to provide equipment, arms, training and 
     related logistics assistance of the highest possible quality 
     to ensure the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina can 
     provide for its own defense, including, as necessary, using 
     existing military drawdown authorities and requesting such 
     additional authority as may be necessary.

     SEC. 3. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO ENABLE THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA 
                   AND HERZEGOVINA TO PROVIDE FOR ITS OWN DEFENSE.

       Within 30 days after enactment, the President shall submit 
     a detailed report on his plan to assist the Federation of 
     Bosnia to provide for its own defense, including the role of 
     the United States and other countries in providing such 
     assistance. Such report shall include an evaluation of the 
     defense needs of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
     including, to the maximum extent possible:
       (a) the types and quantities of arms, spare parts, and 
     logistics support required to establish a stable military 
     balance prior to the withdrawal of United States Armed 
     Forces;
       (b) the nature and scope of training to be provided;
       (c) a detailed description of the past, present and future 
     U.S. role in ensuring that the Federation of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina is provided as rapidly as possible with 
     equipment, training, arms and related logistic assistance of 
     the highest possible quality;
     
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       (d) administration plans to use existing military drawdown 
     authority, and other assistance authorities pursuant to 
     section 2(b)(3); and
       (e) specific or anticipated commitments by third countries 
     to provide arms, equipment or training to the Federation of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     contain a classified annex.

     SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON MILITARY ASPECTS OF 
                   IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK 
                   AGREEMENT.

       (a) Thirty days after enactment, and at least once every 60 
     days thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress a 
     report on the status of the deployment of United States Armed 
     Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including a detailed 
     description of:
       (1) criteria for determining success for the deployment;
       (2) the military mission and objectives;
       (3) milestones for measuring progress in achieving the 
     mission and objectives;
       (4) command arrangements for United States Armed Forces;
       (5) the rules of engagement for United States Armed Forces;
       (6) the multilateral composition of forces in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina;
       (7) the status of compliance by all parties with the 
     General Framework Agreement and associated Annexes, including 
     Article III of Annex 1-A concerning the withdrawal of foreign 
     forces from Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       (8) all incremental costs of the Department of Defense and 
     any costs incurred by other federal agencies, for the 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, including support for the NATO Implementation 
     Force;
       (9) the exit strategy to provide for complete withdrawal of 
     United States Armed Forces in the NATO Implementation Force, 
     including an estimated date of completion; and
       (10) a description of progress toward enabling the 
     Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide for its own 
     defense.
       (b) Such reports shall include a description of any changes 
     in the areas listed in (a)(1) through (a)(10) since the 
     previous report, if applicable, and shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

     SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON NON-MILITARY ASPECTS OF 
                   IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK 
                   AGREEMENT.

       Thirty days after enactment, and at least once every 60 
     days thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress a 
     report on:
       (a) the status of implementation of non-military aspects of 
     the General Framework Agreement and Associated annexes, 
     especially Annex 10 on Civilian Implementation, and of 
     efforts, which are separate from the Implementation Force, by 
     the United States and other countries to 
     support implementation of the non-military aspects. Such 
     report shall include a detailed description of:
       (1) progress toward conducting of elections;
       (2) the status of return of refugees and displaced persons;
       (3) humanitarian and reconstruction efforts;
       (4) police training and related civilian security efforts, 
     including the status of implementation of Annex 11 regarding 
     an international police task force; and
       (5) implementation of Article XIII of Annex 6 concerning 
     cooperation with the International Tribunal for the Former 
     Yugoslavia and other appropriate organizations in the 
     investigation and prosecution of war crimes and other 
     violations of international humanitarian law;
       (b) the status of coordination between the High 
     Representative and the Implementation Force Commander;
       (c) the status of plans and preparation for the 
     continuation of civilian activities after the withdrawal of 
     the Implementation Force;
       (d) all costs incurred by all U.S. government agencies for 
     reconstruction, refugee, humanitarian, and all other non-
     military bilateral and multilateral assistance in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina; and
       (e) U.S. and international diplomatic efforts to contain 
     and end conflict in the former Yugoslavia, including efforts 
     to resolve the status of Kosova and halt violations of 
     internationally-recognized human rights of its majority 
     Albanian population.
       Such reports shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may contain a classified annex.

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. DASCHLE. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, let me thank all of my colleagues, as I have 
indicated before.
  On tomorrow, we will take up the Interior conference report, with 6 
hours of debate. We will start that at 10:30 a.m. From 9:30 to 10:30, 
we will have a period for the transaction of morning business.

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