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Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the culpability of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 1999 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) publicly declare that it considers the assault on the people of Kosovo to meet the definition of genocide as defined by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; (2) publicly declare that it considers there to be reason to believe that Slobodan Milosevic, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, has committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide; (3) make collection of information that can be supplied to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for use as evidence to support his indictment and trial a higher priority; (4) provide a fair share of any additional financial or personnel resources that may be required by the Tribunal for the adjudication of Milosevic and others arising from the conflict in the former Yugoslavia; (5) engage in a discussion with other member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other interested states of information any such state may hold regarding such matters and of measures to be taken to apprehend persons indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity; and (6) urge the Tribunal to promptly review all information relating to Milosevic's possible criminal culpability, with a view toward prompt issuance of a public indictment.

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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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