SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNITED NATIONS RAPID DE-
PLOYMENT POLICE AND SECURITY FORCE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall direct the
United States representative to the United Nations to use
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to urge
the United Nations—
(1) to establish a United Nations Rapid Deploy-
ment Police and Security Force (UNRDPSF) that—
(A) is rapidly deployable under the author-
ity of the United Nations Security Council;
(B) should be able to deploy within 15
days of a United Nations Security Council reso-
lution to establish international peace oper-
ations;
(C) is limited to a maximum deployment of
six months for any given mission;
(D) should be deployed only when the
United Nations Security Council determines
that violations of human rights, breaches of the
peace, or the failure to restore the rule of law,
requires rapid response to ensure adherence to
negotiated agreements to prevent or end hos-
tilities;
(E) should be composed of at least 6,000
volunteers who train together and are appro-
priately equipped expressly for international
peace operations, including civilian policing; and
(F) should be given the authority to pro-
tect itself, execute negotiated peace accords,
disarm combatants, protect civilians, detain war
criminals, restore the rule of law, and to carry
out other purposes as detailed in United Na-
tions Security Council resolutions;
(2) to recruit personnel to serve in the Force;
and
(3) to provide equitable and reliable funding for
the Force.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘inter-
national peace operations’’ means any operation carried
out under a United Nations Security Council resolution.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF RAPID DEPLOYMENT BRI-
GADES.
In order to promote the development of human and
material resources for United Nations peacekeeping oper-
ations as recommended by the August 2000 Report of the
Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (A/55/305; S/
2000/809), commonly known as the ‘‘Brahimi Report’’,
the President—
(1) shall direct the Secretary of State and the
United States representative to the United Nations
to encourage the member nations of the United Na-
tions to enter into partnerships with one another, in
the context of the United Nations Stand-by Arrange-
ments System (UNSAS), to form the basis for
Rapid Deployment Brigades, which would develop
the operational capabilities to fully deploy ‘‘tradi-
tional’’ peacekeeping operations within 30 days of
the adoption of a Security Council resolution and
‘‘complex’’ peacekeeping operations within 90 days
of the adoption of a Security Council resolution; and
(2) shall direct the Secretary of Defense to un-
dertake a study, not later than six months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, to determine the
advisability of and the feasibility of using interim
combat brigade teams as part of Rapid Deployment
Brigades as described in paragraph (1).
SEC. 5. REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS RAPID DEPLOYMENT.
Not later than one year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the President shall prepare and transmit to
the Congress a report on—
(1) the status of negotiations to establish a
United Nations Rapid Deployment Police and Secu-
rity Force (UNRDPSF) in accordance with section
3;
(2) the status of United States activities to en-
courage member nations of the United Nations to
establish Rapid Deployment Brigades in accordance
with section 4(1); and
(3) the results of the study conducted under
section 4(2).
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