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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes · Sec. 2813

Sec. 2813. DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

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## SEC. 2813 DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA ###
(a)Findings Congress makes the following findings: ####
(1)The United States stands as the beacon of democracy and freedom in the world. ####
(2)A stable and democratic Republic of Serbia is important to the interests of the United States, the international community, and to peace in the Balkans. ####
(3)Democratic forces in the Republic of Serbia are beginning to emerge, notwithstanding the efforts of Europe's longest-standing communist dictator, Slobodan Milosevic. ####
(4)The Serbian authorities have sought to continue to hinder the growth of free and independent news media in the Republic of Serbia, in particular the broadcast news media, and have harassed journalists performing their professional duties. ####
(5)Under Slobodan Milosevic, the political opposition in Serbia has been denied free, fair, and equal opportunity to participate in the democratic process. ###
(b)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)the United States, the international community, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector should continue to promote the building of democratic institutions and civic society in the Republic of Serbia, help strengthen the independent news media, and press for the Government of the Republic of Serbia to respect the rule of law; and ####
(2)the normalization of relations between the “Federal Republic of Yugoslavia” (Serbia and Montenegro) and the United States requires, among other things, that President Milosevic and the leadership of Serbia— #####
(A)promote the building of democratic institutions, including strengthening the independent news media and respecting the rule of law; #####
(B)promote the respect for human rights throughout the “Federal Republic of Yugoslavia” (Serbia and Montenegro); and #####
(C)promote and encourage free, fair, and equal conditions for the democratic opposition in Serbia. # TITLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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