Amendments en bloc: add language requiring the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the level of compensation paid by the United Nations during 1994 to nations providing peacekeeping forces; provide for the inclusion in that report of a plan for actions the United States can take to encourage the U.N. to reform existing reimbursement systems; and strike language which prohibits the use of defense funds to pay the incremental costs of UN peacekeeping activities unless authorized.

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Amendment Number
165
Description
Amendments en bloc: add language requiring the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the level of compensation paid by the United Nations during 1994 to nations providing peacekeeping forces; provide for the inclusion in that report of a plan for actions the United States can take to encourage the U.N. to reform existing reimbursement systems; and strike language which prohibits the use of defense funds to pay the incremental costs of UN peacekeeping activities unless authorized.
Purpose
An amendment comprised of two amendments offered en bloc (numbered 10 and 12 as printed in the Congressional Record) to add a new section to title V requiring the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress on the amounts paid by the UN during 1994 to various countries to compensate for the cost of providing peacekeeping forces, along with suggested reforms to make the system more equitable; and to strike the clause in section 508 that prohibits the use of defense funds to pay the incremental costs of participating in UN peacekeeping activities unless specifically authorized by Congress.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Feb 15, 1995
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Bereuter amendments (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
19:18:21
Submitted Date
Feb 15, 1995
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 165 — Informed