[House Report 106-118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
 1st Session            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-118

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF 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 (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO)
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   April 27, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
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               Mr. Dreier, from the Committee on Rules, 
                       submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 151]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 151, by a record vote of 9 to 2, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                summary of provisions of the resolution

    The resolution provides for one hour of debate on the 
deployment of United States Armed Forces in and around the 
territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia equally divided 
and controlled among the chairmen and ranking minority members 
of the Committees on International Relations and Armed 
Services.
    The resolution provides for consideration in the House, 
without intervention of the question of consideration, of H.R. 
1569, prohibiting the use of funds appropriated to the 
Department of Defense from being used for the deployment of 
ground elements of the U.S. Armed Forces in Yugoslavia unless 
that deployment is authorized by law, under a closed amendment 
process and provides for no intervening motion except (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Armed Services and (2) one 
motion to recommit.
    The resolution provides for consideration in the House, 
without intervention of any pointof order or the question of 
consideration, of H. Con. Res. 82, directing the President to remove 
U.S. Armed Forces from their positions against Yugoslavia, under a 
closed amendment process and provides for one hour of debate equally 
divided between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on International Relations.
    The resolution provides for consideration in the House, 
without intervention of any point of order or the question of 
consideration, of H.J. Res. 44, declaring a state of war 
between the U.S. and Yugoslavia, under a closed amendment 
process and provides for no intervening motion except (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on International Relations and 
(2) one motion to recommit.
    The resolution provides that it shall be in order on the 
same legislative day, without intervention of the question of 
consideration, to consider in the House S. Con. Res. 21, 
authorizing the President to conduct military air operations 
and missile strikes against Yugoslavia, if called up by 
Representative Gejdenson or his designee, under a closed 
amendment process and providing one hour of debate equally 
divided between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on International Relations.
    Finally, the resolution provides that provisions of 
sections 6 and 7 of the War Powers Resolution shall not apply 
during the remainder of the 106th Congress to a measure 
introduced pursuant to section 5 of the War Powers Resolution 
with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

                            committee votes

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 18

    Date: April 27, 1999.
    Measures: H.R. 1569; H. Con. Res. 82; H.J. Res. 44; S. Con. 
Res. 21.
    Motion By: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of Motion: To strike section 6 of the resolution 
relating to the applicability of sections 6 and 7 of the War 
Powers Resolution during the remainder of the 106th Congress 
with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
    Results: Defeated 3 to 8.
    Vote by Member: Goss--nay; Linder--yea; Pryce--nay; Diaz-
Balart--nay; Hastings--nay; Myrick--nay; Sessions--nay; 
Reynolds--nay; Moakley--yea; Frost--yea; Dreier--nay.

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 19

    Date: April 27, 1999.
    Measures: H.R. 1569; H. Con. Res. 82; H.J. Res. 44; S. Con. 
Res. 21.
    Motion By: Mr. Goss.
    Summary of Motion: To report the resolution.
    Results: Adopted 9 to 2.
    Vote by Member: Goss--yea; Linder--yea; Pryce--yea; Diaz-
Balart--yea; Hastings--yea; Myrick--yea; Sessions--yea; 
Reynolds--yea; Moakley--nay; Frost--nay; Dreier--yea.

                                
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