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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 30, 1999
Kosovo Burdensharing Resolution - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) in view of the disproportionately large share of the costs of the military air operation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that were borne by the United States, the United States should not pay more than 18 percent of the aggregate total costs associated with the military air operation, reconstruction in Kosovo and in other parts of Yugoslavia, the Kosovo peacekeeping force, and programs of the United Nations and other international organizations in Kosovo; (2) such assistance should not be made available to the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the Government of Yugoslavia (other than Montenegro), or connected individuals if either of those governments remain under the direction, command, or influence of Slobodan Milosevic, the Socialist Party of Serbia, or any political party that does not undertake effective measures to ensure true democratic government that will ensure equal rights of all Serbia's citizens and reforms intended to create a market-based economy; and (3) Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania should be priority recipients for assistance provided to the region.
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Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R–NE
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6587)
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