[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 100 (Thursday, July 27, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H7194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  REPORT ON PROGRESS MADE TOWARD ACHIEVING BENCHMARKS FOR SUSTAINABLE 
     PEACE PROCESS--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 International Relations, the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Armed Services and ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by the Levin Amendment to the 1998 Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescissions Act (section 7 of Public Law 105-174) 
and section 1203 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261), I transmit herewith a 
report on progress made toward achieving benchmarks for a sustainable 
peace process.
  In April 2000, I sent the third semiannual report to the Congress 
under Public Law 105-174, detailing progress towards achieving the ten 
benchmarks adopted by the Peace Implementation Council and the North 
Atlantic Council for evaluating implementation of the Dayton Accords. 
This report provides an updated assessment of progress on the 
benchmarks, covering the period January 1 through June 30, 2000.
  In addition to the semiannual reporting requirements of Public Law 
105-174, this report fulfills the requirements of section 1203 in 
connection with my Administration's request for funds for FY 2001.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
The White House, July 27, 2000.

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