[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 86 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7244-S7245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             COMMENDING THE PRESIDENT AND THE ARMED FORCES

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 40, introduced 
earlier today by Senators Lott, Daschle, and others.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 40) commending the 
     President and the Armed Forces for the success of Operation 
     Allied Force.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution 
and preamble be agreed to, en bloc; that the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and that any statements relating thereto be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 40) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 40

       Whereas United States and North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) military forces succeeded in forcing the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to accept NATO's conditions to 
     halt the air campaign;
       Whereas this accomplishment has been achieved at a minimal 
     loss of life and number of casualties among American and NATO 
     forces;
       Whereas to date two Americans have been killed in the line 
     of duty;
       Whereas hundreds of thousands of Kosovar civilians have 
     been ethnically cleansed, deported, detained, or killed by 
     Serb security forces: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That:
       (1) The Congress expresses the appreciation of the Nation 
     to:
       (A) The United States Armed Forces who participated in 
     Operation Allied Force and served and succeeded in the 
     highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States.
       (B) The families of American service men and women 
     participating in Operation Allied Force, who have bravely 
     borne the burden of separation from their loved ones, and 
     staunchly supported them during the conflict.
       (C) President Clinton, Commander in Chief of U.S. Armed 
     Forces, for his leadership during Operation Allied Force.
       (D) Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff General Henry Shelton and Supreme 
     Allied Commander-Europe General Wesley Clark, for their 
     planning and implementation of Operation Allied Force.
       (E) Secretary Albright and other Administration officials 
     engaged in diplomatic efforts to resolve the Kosovo conflict.
       (F) All of the forces from our NATO allies, who served with 
     distinction and success.
       [(G) The front line states, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria 
     and Romania, who experience firsthand the instability 
     produced by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's policy of 
     ethnic cleansing.]
       (2) The Congress notes with deep sadness the loss of life 
     on all sides in Operation Allied Force.
       (3) The Congress demands from Slobodan Milosevic:
       (A) The withdrawal of all Yugoslav and Serb forces from 
     Kosovo according to relevant provisions of the Military-
     Technical Agreement between NATO and the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia.
       (B) A permanent end to the hostilities in Kosovo by 
     Yugoslav and Serb forces.
       (C) The unconditional return to their homes of all Kosovar 
     citizens displaced by Serb aggression.
       (D) Unimpeded access for humanitarian relief operations in 
     Kosovo.
       (4) The Congress urges the leadership of the Kosovo 
     Liberation Army (KLA) to ensure KLA compliance with the 
     ceasefire and demilitarization obligations.
       (5) The Congress urges and expects all nations to cooperate 
     fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former 
     Yugoslavia and to assist in bringing indicted war criminals, 
     including Slobodan Milosevic and other Serb military and 
     political leaders, to justice.

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