IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 27
Concerning the establishment of a permanent United Nations security force. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. WYNN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Concerning the establishment of a permanent United Nations 
security force.
Whereas, since 1948, the United Nations has established 
more than 50 peacekeeping operations; 
Whereas on May 3, 1994, President Clinton issued a presi-
dential decision directive (PDD 25) stating that properly 
conceived and well executed peacekeeping operations are 
a useful element in serving the United States interests 
and that the primary objective of the United States 
Armed Forces is to be prepared to fight and win two si-
multaneous regional conflicts; 
Whereas international peacekeeping operations are a useful 
tool to help prevent and resolve regional conflicts before 
they pose a direct threat to United States national secu-
rity;
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Whereas international peacekeeping operations serve the in-
terests of the United States by promoting democracy, re-
gional security, and economic growth; 
Whereas on February 23, 1999, United Nations Secretary 
General Kofi Annan stated, ‘‘It is sadly clear that the 
need for United Nations peacekeeping will continue and, 
indeed, will probably grow. And it is very much in Amer-
ica’s national interest to support an international re-
sponse to conflicts, even those which seem remote, be-
cause, in today’s interconnected world, they seldom re-
mained confined to one country or even one region. Take 
Rwanda for example. The failure of the international 
community to respond effectively led not only to genocide 
in Rwanda itself, but also to the exodus of refugees and 
combatants across the borders. Because we failed to act 
in time, seven countries are now fighting each other in 
a mineral-rich region which should have been a prime 
area for investment and development. Is this something 
the United States can afford to ignore?’’; 
Whereas United Nations efforts in Cambodia led to an elec-
tion protected by peacekeepers, the return of hundreds of 
thousands of refugees, and the end of a destabilizing re-
gional conflict; 
Whereas United Nations sponsored elections in El Salvador 
helped to end a long and bitter civil war; 
Whereas United Nations supervision of Namibia’s transition 
to independence removed a potential source of conflict in 
strategic southern Africa and promoted democracy; 
Whereas United Nations operations in Cyprus have prevented 
the outbreak of war between two NATO allies;
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Whereas United Nations operations in the Golan Heights 
have helped to preserve peace between Israel and Syria; 
and 
Whereas international peacekeeping operations have proven 
invaluable over the years in deterring conflict and war 
throughout the world: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Resolution may be cited as the ‘‘United Nations 
Peacekeepers Resolution of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SECURITY FORCE. 
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United Nations should establish a permanent standing 
United Nations security force as follows: 
(1) The United Nations security force should be 
composed of not more than 15,000 volunteers from 
the United Nations member countries, who are re-
cruited, trained, employed, and compensated directly 
by the United Nations. 
(2) The United Nations security force should be 
trained and equipped specifically for rapid deploy-
ment in international peacekeeping operations con-
ducted under chapter VI or VII of the United Na-
tions Charter. Rapid deployment of such a force 
means the capacity to deploy to an affected region 
within 21 days of the enactment of a United Nations
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Security Council resolution authorizing deployment. 
The period of deployment of the United Nations se-
curity force should be limited to a maximum of six 
months. 
(3) The United Nations security force should be 
deployed only under the authority of a resolution of 
the United Nations Security Council. The com-
mander in chief of the United Nations security force 
should be the Secretary General of the United Na-
tions. 
SEC. 3. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AMBASSADOR. 
The House of Representatives urges the President to 
instruct the United States Ambassador to the United Na-
tions to encourage efforts in the United Nations to estab-
lish such a permanent United Nations security force.
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