[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 74 (Friday, May 25, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S5691]
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 REPORT ON THE PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING BENCHMARKS IN BOSNIA--MESSAGE 
                       FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 25

  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by the Levin Amendment to the 1998 Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescissions Act (section 7(b) of Public Law 105-174) 
and section 1203(a) 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  In July 2000, the fourth semiannual report was sent to the Congress 
detailing progress towards achieving the ten benchmarks that were 
adopted by the Peace Implementation Council and the North Atlantic 
Council in order to evaluate implementation of the Dayton Accords. This 
fifth report, which also includes supplemental reporting as required by 
section 1203(a) of Public Law 105-261, provides an updated assessment 
of progress on the benchmarks covering the period July 1, 2000, to 
February 28, 2001.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, May 25, 2001.

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