[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 209 (Wednesday, December 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H15637-H15638]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION TO SUSPEND SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON THE FEDERAL 
REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on National Security, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be 
printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 1511 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1994 (hereinafter the ``Act''), requires that the sanctions 
imposed on Serbia and Montenegro, as described in that section, shall 
remain in effect until changed by law. Section 1511(e) of the Act 
authorizes the President to waive or modify the application of such 
sanctions upon certification to the Congress that the President has 
determined that the waiver or modification is necessary to achieve a 
negotiated settlement of the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina that is 
acceptable to the parties.
  In accordance with this provision, I have issued the attached 
Presidential Determination stating that the suspension of the sanctions 
described in section 1511(a)(1-5) and (7-8) and in conformity with the 
provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1021 and 1022 
is necessary to achieve a negotiated settlement of the conflict. As 
described in the attached Memorandum of Justification, this sanctions 
relief was an essential factor motivating Serbia and Montenegro's 
acceptance of 

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the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
initialed in Dayton, Ohio, on November 21, 1995 (hereinafter the 
``Peace Agreement'').
  I have directed the Secretaries of the Treasury and Transportation to 
suspend immediately the application of these sanctions on Serbia and 
Montenegro and have authorized the Secretary of State to suspend the 
arms embargo at appropriate stages consistent with United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 1021. The first stage would be 91 days 
after the United Nations Secretary General reports to the United 
Nations Security Council that all parties have formally signed the 
Peace Agreement.
  The measures taken to suspend these sanctions may be revoked if the 
Implementation Force (IFOR) commander or High Representative determines 
that Serbia and Montenegro or the Bosnian Serbs are not meeting their 
obligations under the Peace Agreement.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, December 27, 1995.

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