[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 61 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4485-S4486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DRAFT RESOLUTION ON YUGOSLAVIA

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, I am 
including in the Record today a draft Senate Joint Resolution setting 
forth requirements that must be met before the United States Armed 
Forces may be deployed in or adjacent to the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to conduct offensive ground 
operations. This draft resolution has been the subject of discussion 
among numerous Senators, as a possible compromise measure on the 
subject of Kosovo. My discussions with Senator Daschle and other 
Senators, from both parties, continue in an effort to determine whether 
bipartisan agreement can be reached on the timing and substance of a 
Kosovo debate here in the Senate. I commend the attached resolution to 
the attention of my colleagues. I ask unanimous consent it be printed 
in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

       Whereas the United States and its allies in the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are conducting offensive 
     air combat operations against the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);
       Whereas the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
     Montenegro) has refused to comply with NATO demands that it 
     withdraw its military, paramilitary, and security forces from 
     the province of Kosovo, permit the return of ethnic Albanian 
     refugees to their homes, and permit the establishment of an 
     international peacekeeping force in Kosovo;
       Whereas the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States have performed their mission with the utmost 
     professionalism, dedication, and patriotism; and
       Whereas the President has not proposed the deployment of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States in or adjacent to the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) for 
     the purpose of conducting offensive ground operations: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS BEFORE DEPLOYMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   OF THE UNITED STATES IN YUGOSLAVIA FOR THE 
                   PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING OFFENSIVE GROUND 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), none 
     of the funds available to the Department of Defense 
     (including funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 or any 
     prior fiscal year) may be used to deploy the Armed Forces of 
     the United States in or adjacent to the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) for the purpose of 
     conducting offensive ground operations unless and until--
       (1) the President submits a written request to the Speaker 
     of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 
     of the Senate--
       (A) seeking specific statutory authorization for any such 
     deployment or a declaration of war against the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); and
       (B) containing the information described in subsection (b) 
     regarding the deployment; and
       (2) Congress enacts specific statutory authorization for 
     any such deployment or a declaration of war against the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
       (b) Request Elements.--In addition to the request described 
     in subsection (a)(1)(A), the written request required by 
     subsection (a) shall set forth--
       (1) the national security interests of the United States at 
     stake that warrant the deployment;
       (2) the political and military objectives of the 
     deployment;
       (3) in general terms the military forces and other means by 
     which the President proposes to attain the objectives 
     specified in paragraph (2);

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       (4) the role the President proposes for the Kosovo 
     Liberation Army in connection with such combat, and what 
     assistance, if any, the President proposes to extend to that 
     organization;
       (5) in general terms what the President believes the 
     obligations of the United States will be in connection with 
     the recovery and reconstruction of those nations in the 
     Balkans affected by the combat once the combat has ceased;
       (6) the anticipated duration and cost of the deployment;
       (7) in general terms the number of personnel of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States estimated to be required in and 
     around the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
     Montenegro) after the termination of armed conflict and the 
     mission of those personnel; and
       (8) in general terms the roles and responsibilities of the 
     NATO allies in the conduct of offensive ground operations, 
     recovery and reconstruction efforts, and military missions 
     after the termination of armed conflict.
       (c) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any action 
     to protect the security of personnel of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States, or personnel of the armed forces of any 
     other member country of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO), that are involved in military air 
     operations in or adjacent to the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).

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