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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3319

To impose limitations on the placing of United States Armed Forces under

the operational control of a foreign national acting on behalf of the

United Nations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 20, 1993

Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred

jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To impose limitations on the placing of United States Armed

Forces under the operational control of a foreign national

acting on behalf of the United Nations.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON PLACING UNITED STATES

4 FORCES UNDER OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF

5 A FOREIGN NATIONAL ACTING ON BEHALF

6 OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

7 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection

8 (b), funds appropriated or otherwise made available for

9 the Department of Defense may not be obligated or ex-
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1 pended for activities of any element of the Armed Forces

2 that is under the operational control of a foreign national

3 acting on behalf of the United Nations.

4 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply

5 in the case of any proposed placement of United States

6 Armed Forces under such operational control if, before

7 such operational control is to become effective, the Presi8 dent certifies to Congress that such operational control is

9 necessary to protect vital national security interests of the

10 United States.

11 (c) REPORT.—Within 10 days after a certification is

12 made under subsection (b), the President shall submit to

13 the Congress a report setting forth the following:

14 (1) A description of the vital national security

15 interest that requires the placement of United States

16 Armed Forces under the operational control of a for17 eign national acting on behalf of the United Nations.

18 (2) The mission and objectives of the United

19 States Armed Forces involved, and an estimate of

20 the duration of the period during which the United

21 States Armed Forces involved will serve under such

22 foreign operational control.

23 (3) The expected size and composition of the

24 United States Armed Forces involved.
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1 (4) The incremental cost to the United States

2 associated with the proposed operation.

3 (5) The precise command and control relation4 ship between the United States Armed Forces in5 volved and the United Nations.

6 (6) The precise command and control relation7 ship between the United States Armed Forces in8 volved and the commander of the United States uni9 fied command for the region in which the operation

10 is proposed.

11 (7) The extent to which the United States

12 Armed Forces involved will rely on non-United

13 States military forces for security and self-defense

14 and an assessment on the ability of those forces to

15 provide adequate security to the United States

16 Armed Forces involved.

17 (d) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—A report under

18 subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form and,

19 if necessary, in classified form.

20 (e) EXCEPTION FOR SMALL FORCES.—This section

21 does not apply in the case of elements of the Armed Forces

22 involving fewer than 100 members of the Armed Forces

23 in any one country.
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1 (f) INTERPRETATION.—Nothing in this section may

2 be construed as authority for the President to use United

3 States Armed Forces in any operation.

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