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Lee Hamilton: Amendment offered by Mr. Hamilton: Page 308, after line 24, add the following: TITLE XII--PEACE IN BOSNIA SEC. 1201.…

On the recordJune 9, 1994
Amendment offered by Mr. Hamilton: Page 308, after line 24, add the following: TITLE XII--PEACE IN BOSNIA SEC. 1201. PURPOSE OF UNITED STATES EFFORTS. The focus of United States bilateral and multilateral economic, political, military, and diplomatic efforts should be to move all parties toward a negotiated peaceful settlement of the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina that provides for a viable Bosnian state. SEC. 1202. MEASURES TO ENHANCE THE DEFENSE OF BOSNIA. (a) Renewed and Additional United Nations and Allied Actions.--The President, working with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations Security Council and pursuant to the Security Council's authority to adopt measures for the maintenance and restoration of international peace and security, should take such steps as are necessary to enhance the ability of the people of Bosnia to contribute effectively to their defense, including by-- (1) continued collective enforcement actions carried out in connection with NATO; and (2) securing additional authorization to enhance Bosnian self-defense, which may include suspension of, or a limited exception to, the international arms embargo with respect to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Lee Hamilton
Indiana

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Proposing an amendment related to U.S. efforts for peace in Bosnia during a congressional session.

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