Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 2.djvu/850

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Ill STAT. 1930 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 President. (b) REPORT. —The President shall submit with the certification under subsection (a) a report that includes the following: (1) The reasons why that presence is in the national security interest of the United States. (2) The number of United States military personnel to be deployed in and around the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other areas of the former Yugoslavia after that date. (3) The expected duration of any such deployment. (4) The mission and objectives of the United States Armed Forces to be deployed in and around the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other areas of the former Yugoslavia after June 30, 1998. (5) The exit strategy of such forces. (6) The incremental costs associated with any such deploy- ment. (7) The effect of such deployment on the morale, retention, and effectiveness of United States armed forces. (8) A description of the forces from other nations involved in a follow-on mission, shown on a nation-by-nation basis. (9) A description of the command and control arrangement established for United States forces involved in a follow-on mission. ^ (10) An assessment of the expected threats to United States forces involved in a follow-on mission. (11) The plan for rotating units and personnel to and from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during a followon mission, including the level of participation by reserve component units and personnel. (12) The mission statement and operational goals of the United States forces involved in a follow-on mission. (c) REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRL^TIONS.—The President shall transmit to Congress with a certification under subsection (a) a supplemental appropriations request for the Department of Defense for such amounts as are necessary for the costs of any continued deplo)ment beyond June 30, 1998. (d) CONSTRUCTION WITH PRESIDENT'S CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHOR- ITY. —Nothing in this section shall be deemed to restrict the authority of the President under the Constitution to protect the lives of United States citizens. (e) CONSTRUCTION WITH APPROPRIATIONS PROVISION. —The provisions of this section are enacted, and shall be applied, as supplemental to (and not in lieu of) the provisions of section 8132 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-56). SEC. 1204. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORTS ON TASKS CARRIED OUT BY UNITED STATES FORCES. (a) REQUIREMENT FOR TWO REPORTS.— The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (1) not later than December 15, 1997, a report identifying each activity being carried out, as of December 1, 1997, by covered United States forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and (2) not later than April 15, 1998, a report identifying each activity being carried out, as of April 1, 1998, by covered United States forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.