[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6] [Senate] [Pages 8015-8016] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]DRAFT RESOLUTION ON YUGOSLAVIA Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, I am including in the Record today a draft Senate Joint Resolution setting forth requirements that must be met before the United States Armed Forces may be deployed in or adjacent to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to conduct offensive ground operations. This draft resolution has been the subject of discussion among numerous Senators, as a possible compromise measure on the subject of Kosovo. My discussions with Senator Daschle and other Senators, from both parties, continue in an effort to determine whether bipartisan agreement can be reached on the timing and substance of a Kosovo debate here in the Senate. I commend the attached resolution to the attention of my colleagues. I ask unanimous consent it be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Whereas the United States and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are conducting offensive air combat operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); Whereas the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) has refused to comply with NATO demands that it withdraw its military, paramilitary, and security forces from the province of Kosovo, permit the return of ethnic Albanian refugees to their homes, and permit the establishment of an international peacekeeping force in Kosovo; Whereas the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States have performed their mission with the utmost professionalism, dedication, and patriotism; and Whereas the President has not proposed the deployment of the Armed Forces of the United States in or adjacent to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) for the purpose of conducting offensive ground operations: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS BEFORE DEPLOYMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES IN YUGOSLAVIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING OFFENSIVE GROUND OPERATIONS. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), none of the funds available to the Department of Defense (including funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 or any prior fiscal year) may be used to deploy the Armed Forces of the United States in or adjacent to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) for the purpose of conducting offensive ground operations unless and until-- (1) the President submits a written request to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate-- (A) seeking specific statutory authorization for any such deployment or a declaration of war against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); and (B) containing the information described in subsection (b) regarding the deployment; and (2) Congress enacts specific statutory authorization for any such deployment or a declaration of war against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). (b) Request Elements.--In addition to the request described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the written request required by subsection (a) shall set forth-- (1) the national security interests of the United States at stake that warrant the deployment; (2) the political and military objectives of the deployment; (3) in general terms the military forces and other means by which the President proposes to attain the objectives specified in paragraph (2); (4) the role the President proposes for the Kosovo Liberation Army in connection with such combat, and what assistance, if any, the President proposes to extend to that organization; (5) in general terms what the President believes the obligations of the United States will be in connection with the recovery and reconstruction of those nations in the Balkans affected by the combat once the combat has ceased; [[Page 8016]] (6) the anticipated duration and cost of the deployment; (7) in general terms the number of personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States estimated to be required in and around the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) after the termination of armed conflict and the mission of those personnel; and (8) in general terms the roles and responsibilities of the NATO allies in the conduct of offensive ground operations, recovery and reconstruction efforts, and military missions after the termination of armed conflict. (c) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any action to protect the security of personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States, or personnel of the armed forces of any other member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), that are involved in military air operations in or adjacent to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). ____________________