12 2 STA T .406PUBLIC LA W 110 – 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 oni n ter n a tiona l e f fort s to c reate con d itions of p eace and sec u- rit y ont h e g round .(3)A co m prehensi v ee x planation of the policy of the U nited S tates to address the crisis in the D arfur region , including the activities underta k en b y the Department of Defense and the Department of State in support of that policy. ( 4 ) A comprehensive assessment of the potential impact of a no-fly z one for the Darfur region, including an assessment of the impact of such a no-fly zone on humanitarian efforts in Darfur and the region and a plan to minimize any negative impact on such humanitarian efforts during the implementation of such a no-fly zone. ( 5 ) A description of contributions made by the Department of Defense and the Department of State in support of N A TO assistance to A MI S and any covered United Nations mission. ( 6 ) An assessment of the extent to w hich additional United States G overnment resources are necessary to meet its obliga- tions to AMIS and any covered United Nations mission. ( 7 ) An assessment of the force size and composition of an international effort estimated to be necessary to provide protection to civilian populations currently displaced in the Darfur region, as well as the force size and composition of an international effort estimated to be necessary to provide broader stability within that region. ( 8 ) An examination of the current capacity of the existing airfield in Abeche, C had, including the scope of its current use by the international community in response to the crisis in the Darfur region. ( 9 ) An analysis of the upgrades, and their associated costs, necessary to enable the airfield in Abeche, Chad, to be improved to be fully capable of accommodating a humanitarian, peace- keeping, or other force deployment of the size foreseen by United Nations Security Council R esolution 1 769 calling for a United Nations deployment to Chad and a hybrid force of the United Nations and African Union operating under Chapter V II of the United Nations Charter for Sudan. (c) FORMAND A V A IL A B ILI TY O F R EP ORT S . — (1) FORM.—The report and update of the report re q uired under subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ( 2 ) AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified portion of the report and update of the report required under subsection (a) shall be made available to the public. (d) REPEAL OF S U PERSEDED REPORT RE Q UIREMENT.—Section 1227 of the J ohn W arner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Y ear 2 0 07( P ublic L aw 109 – 364
120 Stat. 2426) is repealed. (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section
(1) APPROPRIATE C ON G RESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term ‘ ‘appropriate congressional committees ’ ’ means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and ( B ) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs of the H ouse of Representatives. (2) COVERED UNITED NATIONS MISSION.—The term ‘‘covered United Nations mission’’ means any United Nations-African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation in the Darfur region of Sudan, and any United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Public i nformat ion .
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