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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3503

To establish limitations on the use of funds for international peacekeeping

activities.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 10, 1993

Ms. SNOWE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To establish limitations on the use of funds for international

peacekeeping activities.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Peace5 keeping Policy Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR INTER7 NATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.

8 (a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi9 sion of law, none of the funds appropriated to the Depart10 ment of State Contributions for International Peacekeep-
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1 ing Account or any other funds appropriated to the De2 partment of State under any law to pay for assessed or

3 voluntary contributions to United Nations peacekeeping

4 activities shall be available for obligation or expenditure

5 to the United Nations to establish, expand in size, or mod6 ify in mission a United Nations peacekeeping operation

7 unless with respect to such peacekeeping operation the

8 President submits a certification to the Congress under

9 subsection (b).

10 (b) CERTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—The President

11 shall determine and certify to the Congress that the

12 United Nations peacekeeping operation meets the follow13 ing policy guidelines:

14 (1) The operation involves an international con15 flict in which hostilities have ceased and all signifi16 cant parties to the conflict agree to the imposition

17 of United Nations peacekeeping forces for the pur18 pose of seeking an enduring solution to the conflict.

19 (2) Not less than 15 days before approval of

20 the peacekeeping operation by the United Nations

21 Security Council, the Congress was notified of the

22 intent to support the establishment of the peace23 keeping operation under the reprogramming proce24 dures of section 34 of the State Department Basic

25 Authorities Act.
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1 (3) With respect to any assessed contribution to

2 a United Nations peacekeeping activity, the percent3 age of the United States assessed share for the total

4 cost of the operation is no greater than the percent5 age assessment for the regular United Nations

6 budget.

7 (4) No United States intelligence information

8 involving sensitive sources and methods of intel9 ligence gathering will be provided to the United Na10 tions to support the operation.

11 (5) With respect to the participation in the op12 eration of units of the United States Armed Forces

13 trained to carry out direct combat missions—

14 (A) the operation directly advances United

15 States national security interests,

16 (B) the participation of such units is criti17 cal to the success of the operation,

18 (C) such units will be under the oper19 ational command and control of the United

20 States Armed Forces, and

21 (D) any member of the United States

22 Armed Forces participating in the operation

23 would have access to the full protection of the

24 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment

25 of Prisoners of War (signed at Geneva, 12 Au-
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1 gust 1949) if captured and held by combatants

2 or other parties to the conflict.

3 (c) DIRECT COMBAT DEFINED.—For the purpose of

4 subsection (b), the term ‘‘direct combat’’ means engaging

5 an enemy or hostile force with individual or crew-served

6 weapons while being exposed to direct enemy fire, a high

7 probability of direct physical contact with the enemy or

8 hostile force, and a substantial risk of capture.

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