[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5193]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. CON. RES. 21

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now 
proceed to the concurrent resolution sent to the desk regarding Kosovo 
and there be a time period, of which I think we will have a discussion 
first, for debate equally divided between the two leaders, no 
amendments or motions be in order. Further, I ask that following the 
time constraints the Senate proceed to vote on agreeing to the 
resolution, with no intervening action or debate.
  Mr. President, for the convenience of Senators, I have----
  Mr. STEVENS. Reserving the right to object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. WARNER. I have not put anything to the Chair yet. If I could 
just----
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. BYRD. Reserving the right to object.
  Mr. WARNER. Thank you. I will just place on the desks copies of it so 
Senators can have an opportunity to read it. We have now dropped the 
second section. We have gone back to the original provision, and I 
shall read it, and then Senators can have copies. ``Concurrent 
Resolution, Authoriz-
ing''----
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has made a unanimous consent 
request. Is there objection?
  Mr. WARNER. I am still in the process of making it, if I may, Mr. 
President, if that is agreeable.
  Mr. WELLSTONE. Reserving the right to object. I am not clear what the 
request is.
  Mr. WARNER. If I could just finish my comments, then I will be happy 
to entertain any objections or otherwise.
  It is a concurrent resolution authorizing the President of the United 
States to conduct military air operations and missile strikes against 
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro.

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the President of the United States is 
     authorized to conduct military air operations and missile 
     strikes in cooperation with our NATO allies against the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).

  The reason I have not formally proposed the UC is we are trying to 
determine the time that would be required by both sides.
  Might I suggest a period of, say, 2 hours for purposes of debate?
  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I suggest that we need a lot less time than 
that. I suggest 30 minutes equally divided.
  Mr. WARNER. Thirty minutes equally divided is fine.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, my objection is still standing but I 
withdraw it.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is withdrawn.
  Mr. BIDEN. Parliamentary inquiry: Is the Senate concurrent resolution 
at the desk?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is at the desk.
  Mr. BIDEN. It is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. It has not been reported, however.
  Mr. BIDEN. I suggest that it be reported.

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