130 volunteers are lobbying in Congress today (Thursday, May 6th, 1999). They are lobbying in support of H.R. #1425 which calls for Kosovar Independence and arming Kosovars so they can defend themselves.

While these volunteers are doing their part, we need to do ours. Call the local office of your ongressperson this Thursday and Friday (May 6 and 7,1999 ) to express your support them to liberate their country.

If you do not know how your congressperson voted, check the following url before you call: HYPERLINK http://www.msnbc.com/modules/Kosovo_WarAct_Votes/VoteNoArt.asp http://www.msnbc.com/modules/Kosovo_WarAct_Votes/VoteNoArt.asp Make sure that you call both the local and DC office of your congressperson. Congress Switch Board

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 14, 1999

Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on International Relations

A BILL

To authorize security assistance for the Kosova Liberation Army to be used for training and support for their established self-defense forces in order to defend and protect the civilian population of Kosova against armed aggression.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Kosovar Independence and Justice Act of 1999'.

SEC. 2. POLICY.

It shall be the policy of the United States--

(1) to provide the Kosova Liberation Army with the capability to defend and protect the civilian population of Kosova against armed aggression;

(2) to publicly declare that the Albanians of Kosova have a legal right to self-determination and that independence is the only political solution acceptable to Kosovars;

(3) to work in conjunction with United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other multilateral organizations to facilitate an orderly transition to independence for the Albanians of Kosova; and

(4) to work in conjunction with the United Nations and other appropriate multilateral organizations to have Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic indicted and tried by the international war crimes tribunal for crimes against humanity.

SEC. 3.

AUTHORIZATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR THE KOSOVA LIBERATION ARMY.

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE- In addition to funds otherwise available to carry out section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), there are authorized to be appropriated to the President for fiscal year 2000 to carry out the provisions of such section, $25,000,000, which amount shall be made available only for grants to the Kosova Liberation Army to be used for training and support for their established self-defense forces to carry out the policy of section 2(1).

(b) RELATION TO EXISTING AUTHORITIES- Assistance provided under subsection (a) may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law.

(c) AVAILABILITY- Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.

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