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HR 4056 105th Congress House

Bosnia Force Realignment Act

Official title: To prohibit the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1999 or any subsequent fiscal year for the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1999 or any subsequent fiscal year for the deployment of any United States ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 1998 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
International Affairs AlliancesAppropriationsArmed Forces and National SecurityArmed forces abroad
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaBoundary disputesCongressCongress and foreign policyCongress and military policyCongressional reporting requirementsCrime and Law EnforcementDefense budgetsEconomics and Public FinanceEmbassiesEuropeGovernment Operations and PoliticsImmigrationInternational military forcesMilitary advisersMilitary withdrawalNATO military forcesPeace treatiesPolicePresident and foreign policyRefugeesSovereignty
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Jun 11, 1998
Referred to House International Relations
Jun 11, 1998
Referred to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 11, 1998
Referred to House National Security
Jun 11, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 11, 1998

Referred to House International Relations

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Bosnia Force Realignment Act - Prohibits the use of any funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY 1999 or any subsequent fiscal year for the deployment of any U.S. ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1999. Provides exceptions to such prohibition to the extent necessary to support: (1) a limited number of U.S. military personnel sufficient only to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities; or (2) non-combat military personnel sufficient only to advise the commanders of the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) peacekeeping operations there.

Prohibits DOD funds from being used after June 30, 1999, for: (1) the conduct of, or support for, any law enforcement activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, except for the training of law enforcement personnel or to prevent imminent loss of life; (2) any activity that may jeopardize the primary mission of the NATO-led force in preventing armed conflict there; (3) the transfer of refugees within the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina that has a purpose of acquiring control by one Bosnian Entity of territory allocated to another or that may expose U.S. armed forces to substantial risk; or (4) implementation of any decision to change the legal status of any territory within the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, unless expressly agreed to by all signatories to the Dayton Peace Agreement.

Requires the President to report to the Congress on the progress of the withdrawal of U.S. ground combat forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4056: Bosnia Force Realignment Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4056/
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