S.J. RES 83 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 5, 1971
• Content Type: OPEN

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92n CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
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TN TIIE.,SENA.TE OF TIIE UNITED STATE
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Army, 5,1971
Mr. PRoxMtlu, introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice
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J0I1~1'' RESOLUTION
To provide for a study and mvek~~tigatior~l of 'tlri'e1Toctiveriess o'f
nterdiction ,bom1nng by, the Uniteyl States .,i :.Southeast
'Asia.
Whereas the Viiitdd States has now pmisued for more than sib
years a, policy of seokhig through interdiction air strikes
to dis6pt rind reduce the flow' of men and supplies from
;Nojllr,, Vietnam to forces associated with that .nation Ielse-
where in Southeast A.si'a; and,
Whereas vast human and material resources' have been e--
pemled and also destroyed in the pursuit of this policy and
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NV.110roriN i t 1111S .boori~ do("] od neces~sar,y I those air
yHrikes with grow ld irrcitraiori. into Glarnlwdia and :r tos for
i ,,tlre purpose of disrupting'' and, rodneing,the, mam.e flow of
moll and supplies; and
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Whereas it may be deemed necessary, in the event of increased
military activity by North Vietnam and the forces a.ssoci-
acted with that nation, to increase these air strikes' in the
future; and
Whereas the costs of such air strikes, the effect of such air
strikes on the Movement, of men- and supplies, and the
impact of such air' istr.iltes on United States casualties both
in the air and on the ground have never been compre-
hensively studied and, reported to' the ' American people ;
and
Whereas a study of these matters, :together with an evaluation
of other matters affecting the merits of alternative United
Southeast Asia and in long-term postwar planning: Now,
both in determining future policy of the United States in
Southeast Asia and in long-te'i n postwar planning: Now,
therefore, be,it
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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION
SECTION 1. There is hereby estalblislied a commission to
5 be known as the Southeast Asian Interdiction Bombing Sur-
6 vey Commission (hereinafter referred 'to as they "Commis-
7 sion") .
8 M']9M'lil~llis:ffii' OIL' 'I''117~ (T t1 ti~i;1iON
0 S11,1o. 2. (a) 11'lio Om miHsion. shall ire coinposed of i fl,een
10; members appointed 'as follows :
(1) three mlom,la'ors appointod by t4al'resiilent of
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the Senate, on the recormniendation of the' '' majority
leader, two from the membership of the Senate and one
from outside the Federal Government;
(2) three members appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, two from the mem'bers'hip of
the House and one from outside the Federal Government;
(3) nine members appointed by the President, at
least five of whom ''hall be, from outside the Federal
10. (b) The President !shall designate one of the members
11 . of the Commission appointed from outside the Federal Gov
Government.
12 ernment to serve as Chairman of the, Commission.
13 (c) The member of the Cammi8, lion. appointed by the
14, President of the Senate on the recommendation of the
15 'majority leader from outside the Federal Commission shall
16 be Vice Chairman of the Commission, ' and, the member ap-
17 pointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
18 fromnoutside the Federal Government's shall be'''Secretary
19, of the Commission.
20 (d) 1111 persons selected for appointment to the Com-
21 ' misision shall be selected ' sololy on the basis 'of their knowl-
221' edge, experience, and qualifications to study and investigate
23;: ,the matters' with which this joint 'resolution is'' concerned
24. and not because they represent or favor 'any 'parti'cular point
2 of' view with respect to `any such matters.",
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3 (1) Any vacancy in ,bho Corrimilss.i'orf shall not affeest its
powers,-but shall ire filled in the same mariner_us the -original
5. ~pppinftment.
DUTI E' OF .T1.J W COMMISSION
7, . .. ; Snc: 3, (a) The Corflnission,,-shall'conduct a compre-
$., hensivee 'swdy.: and. invc stigation , of the cffeetiveness of the
9 iiltordiutlo1l bombing by the United 'its nlilitary force?
,in Southeast Asia since February, 19G5 Iki,.'cllrryirag out
such study. and ' investigation the Con is'si on, , shall, , among
other things, rc~ciE'rcally corrsidioa ,
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(1) tho- annual cost of lsucl> in~,ordiotion bombing
and,.the total cost thereof ,,t~-,,date,!,togetlior; with an
analysis of 7 the const,ittreiit e1e111e1rts+ of, such costs,.. botlrr
:fixed and - incremental;
(2) whether: such interdiction bombing has been
successful ilt disrupting surd roeluoilig 't!lrc slow of men
and supplies from North Vieltnam ! to;. ;othor? areas of
.Southeast Asia,, and if 'so to,wlrat oxt'c i t;
(ii) w014her Lire '5elYh"OV surv illtrrrl~e+ N)7 thins Hold
,,,.t?v111.te~t1 dovicoi ? list d ,1,y 1.11c. l,l crstua S1,11-Cos b11,Ve o -
~'~ t~r.lblrt('d ;t'o 'U10 effect wiles', of ;511cl4 ]rrtordre'tlelrl bolnb?
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(e) ! Libh } rirerkrlrcirs, of fire Oernrnis ion shall con Litul;e
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;.iug, and if so to wlrlrt extol-it;
(4) tiro.n~bility; .North, '.ettilr-1)X tt.n'd tlle forces
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'it 1 o r r ;! associata( ,with that nation ; to of l~t;t) the impact of such
interdiction boiiwbing, 'l ; by; i i'cban ges i ;;,in; rtheir logistics
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(5): the degree of dependence of North Vietnamese,
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.-and? -associated forces in South Vietnam, on sources' of
milit;n y supplies from outside South` Vietnam
'(0) , the 'impact of such interdiction bombing on
United States military, jcasualties; ?in `/ Southeast Asia,
~ 0 +r!r ;both in the'fair and on the~ground;
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(7). the impact ` of : such ~ :interdiotion, , bombing on
,7.:1 i,; i Vietnamcso rand other civilian edsallaltios 'in - Southeast
1.3 (8) the impact
on t}t e f !cost' of i such `interdiction
`t I - bo n-ibing, on the ;'effectiveness ' of, such bombing in di;4-
,] 5 + irnpting and reducing the flow -af men and ?su' pplies from
Nortla.1 Vietnam to other areas In, Sotititc*a,MtAsiatxnd On
Vietnamese'' and other eivilhan casualties in ,Southeast
18 Asia tinder each! of the.fo'll.owing ~coriditions:"
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