[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7603]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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    REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1569, 
  PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR 
DEPLOYMENT OF GROUND ELEMENTS OF U.S. ARMED FORCES IN FEDERAL REPUBLIC 
OF YUGOSLAVIA UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY LAW; FOR CONSIDERATION 
  OF H. CON. RES. 82, DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT, PURSUANT TO WAR POWERS 
 RESOLUTION, TO REMOVE U.S. ARMED FORCES FROM POSITIONS IN CONNECTION 
 WITH PRESENT OPERATIONS AGAINST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA; H.J. 
RES. 44, DECLARING A STATE OF WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FEDERAL 
 REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA; AND S. CON. RES. 21, AUTHORIZING PRESIDENT TO 
  CONDUCT MILITARY AIR OPERATIONS AND MISSILE STRIKES AGAINST FEDERAL 
                         REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

  Mr. DREIER, from the Committee on Rules, submitted a privileged 
report (Rept. No. 106-118) on the bill (H.R. 1569) to prohibit the use 
of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used for 
the deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed Forces in 
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that deployment is 
specifically authorized by law; for consideration of the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 82) directing the President, pursuant to 
section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States 
Armed Forces from their positions in connection with the present 
operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; for 
consideration of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 44) declaring a state 
of war between the United States and the Government of the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia; and for consideration of the concurrent 
resolution (S. Con. Res. 21) authorizing the President of the United 
States to conduct military air operations and missile strikes against 
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which was referred to the House 
Calendar and Ordered to be printed.

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