APPENDIX IV 105TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 227 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 26, 1998 Mr. CAMPBELL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 2 concurring), 3 SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 4 5 6 7 8 FROM THE REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds the following: (1) The Congress has the sole power to declare war under article I, section 8, of the Constitution. (59) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 (2) A state of war has not been declared to exist with respect to the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (3) A specific authorization for the use of United States Armed Forces with respect to the sit uation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not been enacted. (4) The situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina constitutes, within the meaning of section 4(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)(1)), either hostilities or a situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances into which United States Armed Forces have been introduced. (b) REMOVAL OF ARMED FORCES.—Pursuant to sec16 tion 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 17 1544(c)), the Congress hereby directs the President to re18 move United States Armed Forces from the Republic of 19 Bosnia and Herzegovina by June 30, 1998 (unless the 20 President requests and the Congress authorizes a later 21 date), except for a limited number of members of the 22 Armed Forces sufficient only to protect United States dip23 lomatic facilities and citizens, and noncombatant person24 nel to advise the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 25 (NATO) Commander in the Republic of Bosnia and ⚫HCON 227 IH 3 1 Herzegovina, and unless and until a declaration of war 2 or specific authorization for such use of United States 3 Armed Forces has been enacted. 4 (c) DECLARATION OF POLICY.-The requirement to 5 remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina under subsection (b) does not 7 necessarily reflect any disagreement with the purposes or 8 accomplishments of such Armed Forces, nor does it con9 stitute any judgment of how the Congress would vote, if 10 given the opportunity to do so, on either a declaration of 11 war or a specific authorization for the use of such Armed 12 Forces. •HCON 227 IH AMENDMENT TO H. CON. RES. 227 OFFERED BY MR. CAMPBELL Page 2, strike line 15 and all that follows through line 3 on page 3 and insert the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 (b) REMOVAL OF ARMED FORCES. (1) IN GENERAL.-Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), the Congress hereby directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina not later than 60 days after the date on which a final judgment is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining the constitutional validity of this concurrent resolution, unless a declaration of war or specific authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces has been enacted. (2) EXCEPTION.-The requirement to remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to— (A) a limited number of members of the Armed Forces sufficient only to protect United States diplomatic facilities and citizens; or |