[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 15 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 15

  Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the escalating costs of 
                 international peacekeeping activities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 25 (legislative day, May 15), 1995

  Ms. Snowe submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the escalating costs of 
                 international peacekeeping activities.
Whereas in fiscal year 1989 the United States provided $29,000,000 to the United 
        Nations for assessed United States contributions for international 
        peacekeeping activities, compared to $485,000,000 paid for combined 
        assessed contributions for all other international organizations, 
        including the United Nations, all United Nations specialized agencies 
        and the Organization for American States and all other pan-American 
        international organizations;
Whereas in fiscal year 1994 United States assessed contributions to the United 
        Nations for international peacekeeping activities had grown to 
        $1,072,000,000, compared to $860,000,000 for combined assessed 
        contributions for all other international organizations;
Whereas for fiscal year 1995 the President requested a $672,000,000 United 
        Nations peacekeeping supplemental appropriation which, if approved, 
        would have been a direct increase in the Federal budget deficit and 
        would have brought fiscal year 1995 total appropriations for assessed 
        contributions for United Nations peacekeeping activities to 
        $1,025,000,000;
Whereas for fiscal year 1995 the President also requested supplemental 
        appropriations of $1,900,000,000 to cover the Department of Defense's 
        unbudgeted costs for humanitarian and peacekeeping missions in Haiti, 
        Kuwait, and Bosnia, which are in addition to regular United States 
        assessed contributions to the United Nations for peacekeeping 
        activities; and
Whereas for fiscal year 1996 the President requested $445,000,000 for assessed 
        contributions to the United Nations for international peacekeeping 
        activities, a funding level most observers believe to be a significant 
        understatement of actual peacekeeping obligations the Administration has 
        committed the United States to support and which, if accurate, would 
        lead to the third year in a row in which the Administration requests 
        supplemental appropriations for assessed contributions to international 
        peacekeeping in excess of $600 million outside of the regular budget 
        process: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That the Executive Branch should cease obligating the United States to 
pay for international peacekeeping operations in excess of funds 
specifically authorized and appropriated for this purpose.
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