Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 2.djvu/878

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107 STAT. 1828 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 (3) future United States military involvement in, and contributions to, NATO should be determined in relation to the alliance's success or failure in adapting itself to confronting the challenges of the post-Cold War world. President. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit a report to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. The I'eport shall contain recommendations on the following: (1) The manner in which NATO can formulate and implement a strategy to address the new, more disparate threats to the security of its members. (2) The manner in which NATO should continue to adapt its consultative process, including efforts to extend that process to the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, so as to enhance its political, diplomatic, social, economic, and military efforts to project stability eastward and maximize its capabilities in crisis prevention and crisis management. (3) The feasibility of having NATO conduct security operations beyond the geographic boundaries of the alliance. (4) The manner in which NATO should restructure its forces, training and equipment for the new security environment, including with regard to multinational peacekeeping activities. (5) The desirability of expanding the alliance to include traditionally neutral nations or the new democratic nations of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union that wish to join NATO. (6) The propter size and composition of United States forces to be deployed in Europe to assist in the implementation of NATO's new mandate and possible reduction in United States military deployments in Europe in the event of the alliance's failure to adopt a new mandate. (7) The structure and organization of NATO headquarters, with particular attention to the need to reinvigorate the NATO Military Committee. (8) The extent to which NATO liaison teams should be assigned to the United Nations and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe so as to facilitate better coordination among these organizations, especially in regard to crisis prevention and crisis management. (9) The desirability of having additional NATO forces train in North America in a manner supportive of NATO's proposed new strategy. (10) The structure of NATO's military command, with particular attention to the need to make NATO's Rapid Reaction Force a credible deterrent to regional aggression. (11) The levels of United States, European, and Canadian defense budgets and their ability to finance forces consistent with the implementation of NATO's new mandate. SEC. 1412. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORT REQUIREMENTS. (a) BIENNIAL NATO REPORT. — Section 1002(d) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), is amended—