[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2106 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2106

 To amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit the 
   placement of members of the United States Armed Forces under the 
  command, direction, or control of the United Nations, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 24 (legislative day, September 20), 1996

 Mr. McConnell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit the 
   placement of members of the United States Armed Forces under the 
  command, direction, or control of the United Nations, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT.

    The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 10. INDEPENDENCE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM UNITED 
              NATIONS COMMAND.

    ``(a) Prohibition on Subordination to United Nations Command.--
Unless specifically approved by Congress by enactment of an Act or 
joint resolution, no unit, command, organization, or member of the 
Armed Forces of the United States shall be placed under the command, 
direction, or control of a foreign national who is subject to the 
direction or control of, or who owes allegiance to, the United Nations 
Security Council, the United Nations Secretary General, or any 
organization affiliated with the United Nations.
    ``(b) Prohibition on Participation in an International Standing 
Armed Military Force.--Unless specifically authorized by Congress by 
enactment of an Act or joint resolution, members of the United States 
Armed Forces shall not participate in an international standing armed 
military force under the command and control of the United Nations 
Security Council, the United Nations Secretary General, or any 
organization affiliated with the United Nations.
    ``(c) Insignia.--
            ``(1) No obligation to wear.--No member of the United 
        States Armed Forces shall be required or attempt to require 
        another member of the United States Armed Forces to wear a 
        badge, symbol, helmet, headgear, or other visible insignia 
        which indicates allegiance or affiliation to the United Nations 
        Security Council, the United Nations Secretary General, or any 
        affiliated organization.
            ``(2) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this section 
        prohibits the voluntary wearing of a foreign badge, symbol, 
        helmet, headgear, or visible insignia if authorized by Congress 
        or consistent with regulations issued by the Secretary of 
        Defense or by the Secretary of the appropriate military 
        department.''.
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