[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 631 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 631

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 1995

   Mr. Doolittle (for himself, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Baker of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
 Ballenger, Mr. Ney, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Forbes, Mr. Cooley, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Hall 
   of Texas, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
   Sensenbrenner, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Royce, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Graham) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 National Security and, in addition, to the Committee on International 
 Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON PLACING UNITED STATES FORCES UNDER OPERATIONAL 
              CONTROL OF A FOREIGN NATIONAL ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE 
              UNITED NATIONS.

    (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense 
may not be obligated or expended for activities of any element of the 
Armed Forces that after the date of the enactment of this Act is placed 
under the operational control of a foreign national acting on behalf of 
the United Nations.
    (b) Certification.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of 
any proposed placement of United States Armed Forces under such 
operational control if, before such operational control is to become 
effective, the President certifies to Congress that such operational 
control is necessary to protect vital national security interests of 
the United States.
    (c) Report.--Within 10 days after a certification is made under 
subsection (b), the President shall submit to the Congress a report 
setting forth the following:
            (1) A description of the vital national security interest 
        that requires the placement of United States Armed Forces under 
        the operational control of a foreign national acting on behalf 
        of the United Nations.
            (2) The mission and objectives of the United States Armed 
        Forces involved, and an estimate of the duration of the period 
        during which the United States Armed Forces involved will serve 
        under such foreign operational control.
            (3) The expected size and composition of the United States 
        Armed Forces involved.
            (4) The incremental cost to the United States associated 
        with the proposed operation.
            (5) The precise command and control relationship between 
        the United States Armed Forces involved and the United Nations.
            (6) The precise command and control relationship between 
        the United States Armed Forces involved and the commander of 
        the United States unified command for the region in which the 
        operation is proposed.
            (7) The extent to which the United States Armed Forces 
        involved will rely on non-United States military forces for 
        security and self-defense and an assessment on the ability of 
        those forces to provide adequate security to the United States 
        Armed Forces involved.
    (d) Classification of Report.--A report under subsection (c) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form and, if necessary, in classified 
form.
    (e) Exception for Small Forces.--This section does not apply in the 
case of elements of the Armed Forces involving fewer than 100 members 
of the Armed Forces in any one country.

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