‘‘(F) The extent to which the United
States forces involved will rely on forces of
other countries for security and defense and an
assessment of the capability of those other
forces to provide adequate security to the Unit-
ed States forces involved.
‘‘(G) The exit strategy for complete with-
drawal of the United States forces involved.
‘‘(H) The extent to which the commander
of any unit of the armed forces proposed for
placement under United Nations operational or
tactical control will at all times retain the
right—
‘‘(i) to report independently to supe-
rior United States military authorities; and
‘‘(ii) to decline to comply with orders
judged by the commander to be illegal or
beyond the mandate of the mission to
which the United States agreed with the
United Nations, until such time as that
commander receives direction from supe-
rior United States military authorities with
respect to the orders that the commander
has declined to comply with.
‘‘(I) The extent to which the United States
will retain the authority to withdraw any ele-
ment of the armed forces from the proposed op-
eration at any time and to take any action it
considers necessary to protect those forces if
they are engaged.
‘‘(J) The anticipated monthly incremental
cost to the United States of participation in the
United Nations operation by the United States
forces which are proposed to be placed under
United Nations operational or tactical control
and the percentage that such cost represents of
the total anticipated monthly incremental costs
of all nations expected to participate in such op-
eration.
‘‘(e) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—A report under
subsection (d) shall be submitted in unclassified form and,
if necessary, in classified form.
‘‘(f) UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONAL OR TACTICAL
CONTROL.—For purposes of this section, an element of
the Armed Forces shall be considered to be placed under
United Nations operational or tactical control if—
‘‘(1) that element is under the operational or
tactical control of an individual acting on behalf of
the United Nations for the purpose of international
peacekeeping, peacemaking, peace-enforcing, or simi-
lar activity that is authorized by the Security Coun-
cil under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the
United Nations; and
‘‘(2) the senior military commander of the Unit-
ed Nations force or operation is a foreign national
or is a citizen of the United States who is not a
United States military officer serving on active duty.
‘‘(g) INTERPRETATION.—Nothing in this section may
be construed—
‘‘(1) as authority for the President to use any
element of the Armed Forces in any operation;
‘‘(2) as authority for the President to place any
element of the Armed Forces under the command or
operational control of a foreign national; or
‘‘(3) as superseding, negating, or otherwise af-
fecting the requirements of section 6 of the United
Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C.
287d).’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of sub-
chapter I of such chapter is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
‘‘405. Placement of United States forces under United Nations operational or
tactical control: limitation.’’.
(b) EXCEPTION FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS IN MAC-
EDONIA AND CROATIA.—Section 405 of title 10, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), does not apply
in the case of activities of the Armed Forces that are car-
ried out—
(1) in Macedonia as part of the United Nations
force designated as the United Nations Preventive
Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) pursuant to Unit-
ed Nations Security Council Resolution 795, adopted
December 11, 1992, and Resolution 983, adopted
March 31, 1995, and subsequent reauthorization
Resolutions; or
(2) in Croatia as part of the United Nations
force designated as the United Nations Transitional
Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja, and
Western Sirmium (UNTAES) pursuant to United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1037, adopted
January 15, 1996, and subsequent reauthorization
Resolutions.
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS
KNOW MISSION AND CHAIN OF COMMAND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§656. Members required to be informed of mission
and chain of command
‘‘The commander of any unit of the armed forces as-
signed to an operation shall ensure that each member of
such unit is fully informed of that unit’s mission as part
of such operation and of that member’s chain of com-
mand.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘656. Members required to be informed of mission and chain of command.’’.
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON REQUIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES TO WEAR UNIFORM
ITEMS OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 45 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 777. Insignia of United Nations: prohibition on re-
quirement for wearing
‘‘No member of the armed forces may be required to
wear as part of the uniform any badge, symbol, helmet,
headgear, or other visible indicia or insignia which indi-
cates (or tends to indicate) any allegiance or affiliation
to or with the United Nations except in a case in which
the wearing of such badge, symbol, helmet, headgear, indi-
cia, or insignia is specifically authorized by law with re-
spect to a particular United Nations operation.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘777. Insignia of United Nations: prohibition on requirement for wearing.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 5,
1996.
Attest:
Clerk.