Date: June 24, 1997
Subject: Fiscal 1998 Defense Authorization
Description: Hilleary (R-TN) substitute amendment to the Buyer (R-IN) amendment, to prohibit the obligation of funds for ground deployment of U.S. troops in Bosnia after Dec. 31, 1997, unless the President submits a report to Congress requesting an extension of funding. The Hilleary amendment would require the extension to be approved by a joint resolution of Congress and would permit deployment for an additional 180 days or until June 30, 1998.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 196-231
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