Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 2.djvu/888

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107 STAT. 1838 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 operations, including the establishment of a Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and the transfer of the Operations Division from Field Operations into such a department. (11) Requirement of congressional approval for participation of United States Armed Forces in multinational peacekeeping and peace enforcement missions, including the applicability of the War Powers Resolution and the United Nations Participation Act. (12) Proposals that the United States and other United Nations member nations negotiate special agreements under article 43 of the United Nations Charter to provide for those states to make armed forces, assistance, and facilities available to the United Nations Security Council for the purposes stated in article 42 of that charter, not only on an ad hoc basis, but also on a permanent on-call basis for rapid deployment under Security Council authorization. (13) A proposal that member nations of the United Nations commit to keep equipment specified by the Secretary General of the United Nations available for immediate sale, loan, or donation to the United Nations when required. (14) A proposal that member nations of the United Nations ipiake airlift and sealift capacity available to the United Nations without charge or at lower than commercial rates. (15) An evaluation of the current capabilities and future needs of the United Nations for improved command, control, communications, and intelligence infrastructure, including facilities, equipment, procedures, training, and personnel, and an analysis of United States capabilities and experience in Such matters that could be applied or offered directly to the United Nations. (16) An evaluation of the potential role of the Military Staff Committee of the United Nations Security Council. (17) Training requirements for foreign military personnel designated to participate in peacekeeping operations, including an assessment of the nation, nations, or organizations that might best provide such training and at what cost. (18) Any other information that may be useful to inform Congress on matters relating to United States policy and proposals on peacekeeping and peace enforcement missions, (c) COMMITTEES TO RECEIVE REPORT. —The committees to which the report under this section are to be submitted are— (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) me Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. SEC. 1503. MILITARY -TO-MILITARY CONTACT. (a) CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN MILITARY-TO-MILITARY PRO- GRAMS.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 301 for Defense-wide activities, $10,000,000 shall be made available to continue efforts that were initiated by the commander of a United States unified command and approved by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for military-to-military contacts and comparable activities that are designed to assist the military forces of other countries in understanding the appropriate role of military forces in a democratic society.