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280.0. "Defense Spending" by PENUTS::DDESMAISONS (too few args) Fri Feb 03 1995 15:17

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280.1AKOCOA::DOUGANFri Feb 03 1995 14:042
    Why does the USA spend more money on "defense" than all other nations
    in the world combined?
280.2NUBOAT::HEBERTCaptain BlighFri Feb 03 1995 15:1414
Who decided that we should be the defenders and the peacekeepers and the
cops of the world, and have to spend more on defense than anyone else in
the world?

(Assuming, of course, that we do [spend more]).

CLANG CLANG rathole alert

What does "spend more" mean, anyway? 

        Most as % of GNP?
        Most per capita?
        Most in absolute $$?
        Most per developed acre?
280.3POBOX::BATTISContract StudmuffinFri Feb 03 1995 15:207
    
    Well Lady Di, after watching the O.J. trial, i strongly believe we
    could all use some sort of self-defense, hence spending for it would
    be appropriate. :-)
    
    
    Mark
280.4Too much pork in HR 7...GAAS::BRAUCHERFri Feb 03 1995 15:2714
    
    If we could send nothing but attorneys to the front, I'm ready to
    declare war on the vilain du jours.
    
    Seriously, HR 7 is too much.  I know, I know the scared "Contract"
    calls for "The American Security Revitalization Act".  And with
    some 17,000 troops on food stamps, the pay raise is justified.
    
    But B-2 bombers ?  Drug interdiction ?  NATO buildups ?  I'm sorry,
    I just don't see the threats out there as justifying this level of
    expense.  In the early 80's, we needed all this stuff to bump off
    the evil empire.  Not anymore.
    
      bb
280.5nothing to defend = no defenseICS::VERMAFri Feb 03 1995 15:315
    
    Re: .1
    
    reason is simple and very logical. USA has the most to defend.
    
280.6HELIX::MAIEWSKIFri Feb 03 1995 15:344
  No, in terms of people China has the most to defend and in terms of land
Russia has the most to defend.

  George
280.7CSC32::J_OPPELTWhatever happened to ADDATA?Fri Feb 03 1995 15:514
    	re .6
    
    	And in terms of freedom, we have more to defend than both countries 
    	combined.
280.8HR-7, for those who want to see it.SUBPAC::SADINcaught in the 'netFri Feb 03 1995 15:541421
FILE h7.ih
          104th CONGRESS
          1st Session
          To revitalize the national security of the United States.
                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                     January 4, 1995
          Mr. Spence, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and Mr. Hayes (for
              themselves, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Saxton,
              Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Longley, Mr.
              Callahan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hastert, Mr.
              Smith of Texas, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Kim, Mr.
              Ballenger, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Crane, Mr. Taylor of
              North Carolina, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
              Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr.
              Ehrlich, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Smith of
              Michigan, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Cox, Mr. Shaw, Mr.
              Herger, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hutchinson,
              Mr. Hancock, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Linder, Mr. Emerson, Mr.
              Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
              Houghton, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Cubin, Mr.
              Hastings of Washington, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ganske, Mr.
              Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Weller, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr.
              LaHood, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis of South
              Carolina, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hobson,
              Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Goodling, Mr.
              Hayworth, Mr. Fox, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
              Blute, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr.
              Stump, Mr. Everett, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Mr.
              Flanagan, Mr. Burr, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Gunderson, Mr.
              Thornberry, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Christensen, Mr.
              Hilleary, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bono, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Frisa, Mr.
              McIntosh, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Johnson of
              Connecticut, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Canady, Mr.
              McCollum, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Barr, Mr.
              Armey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Waldholtz, Mr. Tate, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Mica,
              and Mr. McHugh) introduced the following bill; which was
              referred as follows:
          Title I, referred to the Committee on International Relations and,
              in addition, to the Committee on National Security, for a
              period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
              case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
              jurisdiction of the committee concerned
          Title II, referred to the Committee on National Security
          Title III, referred to the Committee on National Security and, in
              addition, to the Committee on International Relations, for a
              period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
              case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
              jurisdiction of the committee concerned
          Section 401, referred to the Committee on National Security and, in
              addition, to the Committee on International Relations, for a
              period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
              case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
              jurisdiction of the committee concerned
          Section 402, referred to the Committee on International Relations
          Title V, referred to the Committee on International Relations and,
              in addition, to the Committee on National Security and the
              Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for a period to be
              subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
              consideration of such provisions as fall within the
              jurisdiction of the committee concerned
          Title VI, referred to the Committee on International Relations
          Title VII, referred to the Committee on the Budget
                                         A BILL
          To revitalize the national security of the United States.
            Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
          United States of America in Congress assembled,
          SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
            (a) Short Title: This Act may be cited as the `National Security
          Revitalization Act'.
            (b) Table of Contents: The table of contents for this Act is as
          follows:
          Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                         TITLE I--FINDINGS, POLICY, AND PURPOSES
          Sec. 101. Findings.
          Sec. 102. Policy.
          Sec. 103. Purposes.
                                TITLE II--MISSILE DEFENSE
          Sec. 201. Policy.
          Sec. 202. Actions of the Secretary of Defense.
          Sec. 203. Report to Congress.
                TITLE III--REVITALIZATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION
          Sec. 301. Establishment.
          Sec. 302. Composition.
          Sec. 303. Duties.
          Sec. 304. Reports.
          Sec. 305. Powers.
          Sec. 306. Commission procedures.
          Sec. 307. Personnel matters.
          Sec. 308. Termination of the commission.
          Sec. 309. Funding.
                        TITLE IV--COMMAND OF UNITED STATES FORCES
          Sec. 401. Limitation on expenditure of Department of Defense funds
              for United States forces placed under command or operational
              control of a foreign national acting on behalf of the United
              Nations.
          Sec. 402. Limitation on placement of United States Armed Forces
              under foreign control for a United Nations peacekeeping activity.
                                 TITLE V--UNITED NATIONS
          Sec. 501. Credit against assessment for United States expenditures
              in support of United Nations peacekeeping operations.
          Sec. 502. Codification of required notice to Congress of proposed
              United Nations peacekeeping activities.
          Sec. 503. Notice to Congress regarding United States contributions
              for United Nations peacekeeping activities.
          Sec. 504. Revised notice to Congress regarding United States
              assistance for United Nations peacekeeping activities.
          Sec. 505. United States contributions to United Nations
              peacekeeping activities.
          Sec. 506. Reimbursement to the United States for in-kind
              contributions to United Nations peacekeeping activities.
          Sec. 507. Prohibition on use of funds to pay United States assessed
              or voluntary contribution for United Nations peacekeeping
              activities unless Department of Defense reimbursed by United
              Nations for certain goods and services.
          Sec. 508. Limitation on use of Department of Defense funds for
              United States share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping
              activities.
          Sec. 509. Codification of limitation on amount of United States
              assessed contributions for United Nations peacekeeping
              operations.
          Sec. 510. Buy American requirement.
          Sec. 511. United Nations peacekeeping budgetary and management
              reform.
          Sec. 512. Conditions on provision of intelligence to the United
              Nations.
           TITLE VI--REVITALIZATION AND EXPANSION OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
                                      ORGANIZATION
          Sec. 601. Short title.
          Sec. 602. Findings.
          Sec. 603. United States policy.
          Sec. 604. Revisions to program to facilitate transition to NATO
              membership.
          Sec. 605. Annual reporting requirement.
          Sec. 606. Definitions.
                               TITLE VII--BUDGET FIREWALLS
          Sec. 701. Restoration of budget firewalls for defense spending.
                         TITLE I--FINDINGS, POLICY, AND PURPOSES
          SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
            The Congress finds the following:
                (1) Since January 1993, presidential budgets and budget plans
              have set forth a reduction in defense spending of
              $156,000,000,000 through fiscal year 1999.
                (2) The fiscal year 1995 budget is the 10th consecutive year
              of reductions in real defense spending and, with the exception
              of fiscal year 1948, represents the lowest percentage of gross
              domestic product for any defense budget since World War II.
                (3) During fiscal year 1995, the number of active duty,
              reserve component, and civilian personnel of the Department of
              Defense will be reduced by 182,000, a rate of over 15,000 per
              month or over 500 per day. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
              estimates that 1,200,000 defense-related private sector jobs
              will be lost by 1997.
                (4) Despite severe reductions and shortfalls in defense
              funding and force structure, since 1993 United States military
              forces have been deployed more often and committed to more
              peacetime missions per year than ever before. Most of these
              missions involve United Nations peace keeping and humanitarian
              efforts. At the end of fiscal year 1994, over 70,000 United
              States personnel were serving in such regions as Iraq, Bosnia,
              Macedonia, the Adriatic Sea, Rwanda, and the Caribbean Sea for
              missions involving Haiti and Cuba.
                (5) United Nations assessments to the United States for peace
              keeping missions totaled almost $1,500,000,000 in 1994. The
              United States is assessed 31.7 percent of annual United Nations
              costs for peace keeping and other United Nations missions. The
              next highest contributor, Japan, only pays 12.5 percent of such
              costs. The Department of Defense also incurs hundreds of
              millions of dollars in costs every year for United States
              military participation in United Nations peace keeping or
              humanitarian missions, most of which are not reimbursed by the
              United Nations. For fiscal year 1994, these Department of
              Defense costs totaled over $1,721,000,000.
                (6) A return to the `hollow forces' of the 1970s has already
              begun. At the end of fiscal year 1994, one-third of the units
              in the Army contingency force and all of the forward-deployed
              and follow-on Army divisions were reporting a reduced state of
              military readiness. During fiscal year 1994, training readiness
              declined for the Navy's Atlantic and Pacific fleets. Funding
              shortfalls for that fiscal year resulted in a grounding of Navy
              and Marine Corps aircraft squadrons and cancellation and
              curtailment of Army training exercises. Marine and naval
              personnel are not maintaining the standard 12- to 18-month
              respite between six-month deployments away from home. Marine
              Corps units are spending up to two of their first four years
              away from their base camps. The significantly increased pace of
              Department of Defense operations has United States forces over
              deployed.
                (7) As of January 1, 1995, military pay is approximately 12.8
              percent below comparable civilian levels. As a result, it is
              estimated that close to 17,000 junior enlisted personnel have
              to rely on food stamps and the Department of Defense will soon
              begin providing supplementary food benefits to an estimated
              11,000 military personnel and dependents living overseas.
                (8) Defense modernization programs to maintain the
              battlefield technology edge of the United States over other
              nations are being delayed or canceled in an attempt to prevent
              the further erosion of military force readiness.
                (9) The centerpiece of the Administration's defense strategy,
              the Bottom Up Review, reduces Navy ships by one-third, Air
              Force wings by almost one-half, and funding for missile
              defenses by over 50 percent, and the General Accounting Office
              has reported that even the restrictive Bottom Up Review could
              be underfunded by $150,000,000,000.
                (10) The Administration has initially agreed to or proposed
              treaty limitations, or has unilaterally adopted positions, that
              prohibit the United States from testing or deploying effective
              missile defense systems.
          SEC. 102. POLICY.
            The Congress is committed to providing adequate resources to
          protect the national security of the United States.
          SEC. 103. PURPOSES.
            The purposes of this Act are--
                (1) to establish a commission to reassess United States
              military needs and reverse the continuing downward spiral of
              defense spending;
                (2) to commit the United States to accelerate the development
              and deployment of theater and national ballistic missile
              defense capabilities;
                (3) to restrict deployment of United States forces to
              missions that are in the national interest of the United States;
                (4) to maintain command and control by United States
              personnel of United States forces participating in United
              Nations peacekeeping operations;
                (5) to reduce the cost to the United States of United Nations
              peacekeeping activities and to press for reforms in the United
              Nations management practices; and
                (6) to reemphasize the commitment of the United States to a
              strong and viable North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
                                TITLE II--MISSILE DEFENSE
          SEC. 201. POLICY.
            It shall be the policy of the United States to--
                (1) deploy at the earliest possible date an antiballistic
              missile system that is capable of providing a highly effective
              defense of the United States against ballistic missile attacks;
              and
                (2) provide at the earliest possible date highly effective
              theater missile defenses (TMDs) to forward-deployed and
              expeditionary elements of the Armed Forces of the United States
              and to friendly forces and allies of the United States.
          SEC. 202. ACTIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
            (a) ABM Systems: The Secretary of Defense shall develop for
          deployment at the earliest possible date a cost-effective,
          operationally effective antiballistic missile system designed to
          protect the United States against ballistic missile attacks.
            (b) Advanced Theater Missile Defenses: The Secretary of Defense
          shall develop for deployment at the earliest possible date advanced
          theater missile defense systems.
          SEC. 203. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
            (a) Requirement: Not later than 60 days after the date of the
          enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
          congressional defense committees a plan for the deployment of an
          antiballistic missile system pursuant to section 202(a) and for the
          deployment of theater missile defense systems pursuant to section
          202(b).
            (b) Congressional Defense Committees: For purposes of this
          section, the term `congressional defense committees' means--
                (1) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on
              Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
                (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
              Appropriations of the Senate.
               TITLE III--REVITALIZATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION
          SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT.
            There is hereby established a commission to be known as the
          `Revitalization of National Security Commission' (hereinafter in
          this title referred to as the `Commission').
          SEC. 302. COMPOSITION.
            (a) Appointment: The Commission shall be composed of 12 members,
          appointed as follows:
                (1) Four members shall be appointed by the President.
                (2) Four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
              House of Representatives in consultation with the minority
              leader of the House of Representatives.
                (3) Four members shall be appointed by the President pro
              tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the majority
              leader and the minority leader of the Senate.
            (b) Qualifications: The members of the Commission shall be
          appointed from among persons having knowledge and experience in
          defense and foreign policy.
            (c) Term of Members; Vacancies: Members of the Commission shall
          be appointed for the life of the Commission. A vacancy on the
          Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the
          same manner as the original appointment was made.
            (d) Commencement: The members of the Commission shall be
          appointed not later than 21 days after the enactment of this Act.
          The Commission shall convene its first meeting to carry out its
          duties under this section 14 days after seven members of the
          Commission have been appointed.
            (e) Chairman: The chairman of the Commission shall be designated
          jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
          majority leader of the Senate from among members of the Commission
          appointed under subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3).
          SEC. 303. DUTIES.
            (a) Comprehensive Review: The Commission shall conduct a
          comprehensive review of the long-term national security needs of
          the United States. The review shall include the following:
                (1) An assessment of the need for a new national security
              strategy and, if it is determined that such a new strategy is
              needed, identification of such a strategy.
                (2) An assessment of the need for a new national military
              strategy and, if it is determined that such a new strategy is
              needed, identification of such a strategy.
                (3) An assessment of the military force structure necessary
              to support the new strategies identified under paragraphs (1)
              and (2).
                (4) An assessment of force modernization requirements
              necessary to support the new strategies identified under
              paragraphs (1) and (2).
                (5) An assessment of military infrastructure requirements
              necessary to support the new strategies identified under
              paragraphs (1) and (2).
                (6) An assessment of the funding needs of the Department of
              Defense necessary to support the long-term national security
              requirements of the United States.
                (7) An assessment of the adequacy of the force structure
              recommended in the 1993 Bottom-Up Review in executing the
              national military strategy.
                (8) An assessment of the adequacy of the current future-years
              defense plan in fully funding the Bottom-Up Review force
              structure while maintaining adequate force modernization and
              military readiness objectives.
                (9) An assessment of the level of defense funds expended on
              non-defense programs.
                (10) An assessment of the costs of the United States of
              expanding the membership of the North Atlantic Treaty
              Organization.
            (b)  Matters To Be Considered: In carrying out the review, the
          Commission shall develop specific recommendations to accomplish
          each of the following:
                (1) Provide members of the Armed Forces with annual pay
              raises and other compensation at levels sufficient to begin
              closing the gap with comparable civilian pay levels.
                (2) Fully fund cost-effective missile defense systems that
              are deployable at the earliest possible date following
              enactment of this Act.
                (3) Maintain adequate funding for military readiness accounts
              without sacrificing modernization programs.
                (4) Define policies for committing troops to peace keeping,
              peacemaking, peace-enforcing, or humanitarian missions.
                (5) Provide a stronger role for Guard and Reserve forces.
                (6) Provide a new funding system to avoid diversions from
              military readiness accounts to pay for peace keeping and
              humanitarian deployments such as Haiti and Rwanda.
          SEC. 304. REPORTS.
            (a) Final Report: The Commission shall submit to the President
          and the designated congressional committees a report on the
          assessments and recommendations referred to in section 303 not
          later than January 1, 1996. The report shall be submitted in
          unclassified and classified versions.
            (b) Interim Report: The Commission shall submit to the President
          and the designated congressional committees an interim report
          describing the Commission's progress in fulfilling its duties under
          section 303. The interim report shall include any preliminary
          recommendations the Commission may have reached and shall be
          submitted not later than October 1, 1995.
            (c) Designated Congressional Committees: For purposes of this
          section, the term `designated congressional committees' means--
                (1) the Committee on National Security, the Committee on
              International Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of
              the House of Representatives; and
                (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign
              Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
          SEC. 305. POWERS.
            (a) Hearings: The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
          this section, conduct such hearings, sit and act at such times,
          take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission
          considers appropriate.
            (b) Assistance From Other Agencies: The Commission may secure
          directly from any department or agency of the Federal Government
          such information, relevant to its duties under this title, as may
          be necessary to carry out such duties. Upon request of the chairman
          of the Commission, the head of the department or agency shall, to
          the extent permitted by law, furnish such information to the
          Commission.
            (c) Mail: The Commission may use the United States mails in the
          same manner and under the same conditions as the departments and
          agencies of the Federal Government.
            (d) Assistance From Secretary of Defense: The Secretary of
          Defense shall provide to the Commission such reasonable
          administrative and support services as the Commission may request.
          SEC. 306. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.
            (a) Meetings: The Commission shall meet on a regular basis (as
          determined by the chairman) and at the call of the chairman or a
          majority of its members.
            (b) Quorum: A majority of the members of the Commission shall
          constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
          SEC. 307. PERSONNEL MATTERS.
            (a) Compensation: Each member of the Commission shall serve
          without compensation, but shall be allowed travel expenses
          including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section
          5703 of title 5, United States Code, when engaged in the
          performance of Commission duties.
            (b) Staff: The Commission shall appoint a staff director, who
          shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay
          under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, and such
          professional and clerical personnel as may be reasonable and
          necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties under
          this title without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
          States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and
          without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III
          of chapter 53 of such title, or any other provision of law,
          relating to the number, classification, and General Schedule rates.
          No employee appointed under this subsection (other than the staff
          director) may be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate
          applicable to level 15 of the General Schedule.
            (c) Detailed Personnel: Upon request of the chairman of the
          Commission, the head of any department or agency of the Federal
          Government is authorized to detail, without reimbursement, any
          personnel of such department or agency to the Commission to assist
          the Commission in carrying out its duties under this section. The
          detail of any such personnel may not result in the interruption or
          loss of civil service status or privilege of such personnel.
          SEC. 308. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.
            The Commission shall terminate upon submission of the final
          report required by section 303.
          SEC. 309. FUNDING.
            Of the funds available to the Department of Defense, $1,500,000
          shall be made available to the Commission to carry out the
          provisions of this title.
                        TITLE IV--COMMAND OF UNITED STATES FORCES
          SEC. 401. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS
                            FOR UNITED STATES FORCES PLACED UNDER COMMAND OR
                            OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF A FOREIGN NATIONAL ACTING
                            ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
            (a) In General: (1) Chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code,
          is amended by inserting after section 404 the following new section:
          `Sec. 405. Placement of United States forces under command or
          operational control of foreign nationals acting on behalf of the
          United Nations: limitation
            `(a) Limitation: (1) Except as provided in subsections (b) and
          (c), funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the
          Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended for
          activities of any element of the armed forces that after the date
          of the enactment of this section is placed under the command or
          operational control of a foreign national acting on behalf of the
          United
          Nations for the purpose of international peacekeeping, peacemaking,
          peace-enforcing, or similar activity that is authorized by the
          Secretary Council under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the
          United Nations.
            `(2) For purposes of this section, elements of the armed forces
          shall be considered to be placed under the command or operational
          control of a foreign national acting on behalf of the United
          Nations only in a case in which the senior military commander of
          the United Nations force or operation is a foreign national.
            `(b) Exception for Presidential Certification: (1) Subsection (a)
          shall not apply in the case of a proposed placement of any element
          of the armed forces under such command or operational control if
          the President, not less than 15 days before the date on which such
          command or operational control is to become effective (or as
          provided in paragraph (2)), meets the requirements of subsection (d).
            `(2) If the President certifies to Congress that an emergency
          exists that precludes the President from meeting the requirements
          of subsection (d) 15 days before placing any element of the armed
          forces under such command or operational control, the President may
          place such forces under such command or operational control and
          meet the requirements of subsection (d) in a timely manner, but in
          no event later than 48 hours after such command or operational
          control becomes effective.
            `(c) Exception for Authorization by Law: Subsection (a) shall not
          apply in the case of a proposed placement of any element of the
          armed forces under such command or operational control if the
          Congress specifically authorizes by law that particular placement
          of United States forces under such command or operational control.
            `(d) Presidential Certifications: The requirements referred to in
          subsection (b)(1) are that the President submit to Congress the
          following:
                `(1) Certification by the President that--
                    `(A) such a command or operational control arrangement is
                  necessary to protect national security interests of the
                  United States;
                    `(B) the commander of any unit of the armed forces
                  proposed for placement under the command or operational
                  control of a foreign national acting directly on behalf of
                  the United Nations will at all times retain the right--
                        `(i) to report independently to superior United
                      States military authorities; and
                        `(ii) to decline to comply with orders judged by the
                      commander to be illegal, militarily imprudent, or
                      beyond the mandate of the mission to which the United
                      States agreed with the United Nations, until such time
                      as that commander receives direction from superior
                      United States military authorities with respect to the
                      orders that the commander has declined to comply with;
                    `(C) any element of the armed forces proposed for
                  placement under the command or operational control of a
                  foreign national acting directly on behalf of the United
                  Nations will at all times remain under United States
                  administrative command for such purposes as discipline and
                  evaluation; and
                    `(D) the United States will retain the authority to
                  withdraw any element of the armed forces from the proposed
                  operation at any time and to take any action it considers
                  necessary to protect those forces if they are engaged.
                `(2) A report setting forth the following:
                    `(A) A description of the national security interests
                  that require the placement of United States forces under
                  the command or operational control of a foreign national
                  acting directly on behalf of the United Nations.
                    `(B) The mission of the United States forces involved.
                    `(C) The expected size and composition of the United
                  States forces involved.
                    `(D) The incremental cost to the United States of
                  participation in the United Nations operation by the United
                  States forces which are proposed to be placed under the
                  command or operational control of a foreign national.
                    `(E) The precise command and control relationship between
                  the United States forces involved and the United Nations
                  command structure.
                    `(F) The precise command and control relationship between
                  the United States forces involved and the commander of the
                  United States unified command for the region in which those
                  United States forces are to operate.
                    `(G) The extent to which the United States forces
                  involved will rely on non-United States forces for security
                  and self-defense and an assessment on the ability of those
                  non-United States forces to provide adequate security to
                  the United States forces involved.
                    `(H) The timetable for complete withdrawal of the United
                  States forces involved.
            `(e) Classification of Report: A report under subsection (c)
          shall be submitted in unclassified form and, if necessary, in
          classified form.
            `(f) Exception for Small Forces: This section does not apply in a
          case in which fewer than 50 members of the armed forces are
          participating in a particular United Nations operation or activity.
            `(g) Interpretation: Nothing in this section may be construed--
                `(1) as authority for the President to use any element of the
              armed forces in any operation; or
                `(2) as authority for the President to place any element of
              the armed forces under the command or operational control of a
              foreign national.'.
            (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of
          such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
          `405. Placement of United States forces under command or
              operational control of foreign nationals acting on behalf of
              the United Nations: limitation.'.
            (b) Report Relating to Constitutionality: No certification may be
          submitted by the President under section 405(d)(1) of title 10,
          United States Code, as added
          by subsection (a), until the President has submitted to the
          Congress (after the date of the enactment of this Act) a memorandum
          of legal points and authorities explaining why the placement of
          elements of United States Armed Forces under the command or
          operational control of a foreign national acting on behalf of the
          United Nations does not violate the Constitution.
            (c) Exception for Ongoing Operation in Macedonia: Section 405 of
          title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) does not
          apply in the case of activities of the Armed Forces in Macedonia
          pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolutions 795,
          adopted December 11, 1992, and 842, adopted June 18, 1993, as part
          of the United Nations force designated as the United Nations
          Protection Force (UNPROFOR).
          SEC. 402. LIMITATION ON PLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES
                            UNDER FOREIGN CONTROL FOR A UNITED NATIONS
                            PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITY.
            (a) In General: Section 6 of the United Nations Participation Act
          of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287d) is amended to read as follows:
            `Sec. 6. (a) Agreements With Security Council: (1) Any special
          agreement described in paragraph (2) that is concluded by the
          President with the Security Council shall not be effective unless
          approved by the Congress by law.
            `(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is an agreement
          providing for the numbers and types of United States Armed Forces,
          their degree of readiness and general locations, or the nature of
          facilities and assistance, including rights of passage, to be made
          available to the Security Council for the purpose of maintaining
          international peace and security in accordance with Article 43 of
          the Charter of the United Nations.
            `(b) Limitation: (1) Except as provided in subsections (c) and
          (d), the President may not place any element of the Armed Forces
          under the command or operational control of a foreign national
          acting on behalf of the United Nations for the purpose of
          international peacekeeping, peacemaking, peace-enforcing, or
          similar activity that is authorized by the Secretary Council under
          chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
            `(2) For purposes of this section, elements of the Armed Forces
          shall be considered to be placed under the command or operational
          control of a foreign national acting on behalf of the United
          Nations only in a case in which the senior military commander of
          the United Nations force or operation is a foreign national.
            `(c) Exception for Presidential Certification: (1) Subsection (b)
          shall not apply in the case of a proposed placement of any element
          of the Armed Forces under such command or operational control if
          the President, not less than 15 days before the date on which such
          command or operational control is to become effective (or as
          provided in paragraph (2)), meets the requirements of subsection (e).
            `(2) If the President certifies to Congress that an emergency
          exists that precludes the President from meeting the requirements
          of subsection (e) 15 days before placing any element of the Armed
          Forces under such command or operational control, the President may
          place such forces under such command or operational control and
          meet the requirements of subsection (e) in a timely manner, but in
          no event later than 48 hours after such command or operational
          control becomes effective.
            `(d) Exception for Authorization by Law: Subsection (b) shall not
          apply in the case of a proposed placement of any element of the
          Armed Forces under such command or operational control if the
          Congress specifically authorizes by law that particular placement
          of United States forces under such command or operational control.
            `(e) Presidential Certifications: The requirements referred to in
          subsection (c)(1) are that the President submit to Congress the
          following:
                `(1) Certification by the President that--
                    `(A) such a command or operational control arrangement is
                  necessary to protect national security interests of the
                  United States;
                    `(B) the commander of any unit of the Armed Forces
                  proposed for placement under the command or operational
                  control of a foreign national acting directly on behalf of
                  the United Nations will at all times retain the right--
                        `(i) to report independently to superior United
                      States military authorities; and
                        `(ii) to decline to comply with orders judged by the
                      commander to be illegal, militarily imprudent, or
                      beyond the mandate of the mission to which the United
                      States agreed with the United Nations, until such time
                      as that commander receives direction from superior
                      United States military authorities with respect to the
                      orders that the commander has declined to comply with;
                    `(C) any element of the Armed Forces proposed for
                  placement under the command or operational control of a
                  foreign national acting directly on behalf of the United
                  Nations will at all times remain under United States
                  administrative command for such purposes as discipline and
                  evaluation; and
                    `(D) the United States will retain the authority to
                  withdraw any element of the Armed Forces from the proposed
                  operation at any time and to take any action it considers
                  necessary to protect those forces if they are engaged.
                `(2) A report setting forth the following:
                    `(A) A description of the national security interests
                  that require the placement of United States forces under
                  the command or operational control of a foreign national
                  acting directly on behalf of the United Nations.
                    `(B) The mission of the United States forces involved.
                    `(C) The expected size and composition of the United
                  States forces involved.
                    `(D) The incremental cost to the United States of
                  participation in the United Nations operation by the United
                  States forces which are
          proposed to be placed under the command or operational control of a
          foreign national.
                    `(E) The precise command and control relationship between
                  the United States forces involved and the United Nations
                  command structure.
                    `(F) The precise command and control relationship between
                  the United States forces involved and the commander of the
                  United States unified command for the region in which those
                  United States forces are to operate.
                    `(G) The extent to which the United States forces
                  involved will rely on non-United States forces for security
                  and self-defense and an assessment on the ability of those
                  non-United States forces to provide adequate security to
                  the United States forces involved.
                    `(H) The timetable for complete withdrawal of the United
                  States forces involved.
            `(f) Classification of Report: A report under subsection (e)
          shall be submitted in unclassified form and, if necessary, in
          classified form.
            `(g) Exception for Small Forces: This section does not apply in a
          case in which fewer than 50 members of the Armed Forces are
          participating in a particular United Nations operation or activity.
            `(h) Interpretation: Except as authorized in section 7 of this
          Act, nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as an
          authorization to the President by the Congress to make available to
          the Security Council United States Armed Forces, facilities, or
          assistance.'.
            (b) Report Relating to Constitutionality: No certification may be
          submitted by the President under section 6(e)(1) of the United
          Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended by subsection (a),
          until the President has submitted to the Congress (after the date
          of the enactment of this Act) a memorandum of legal points and
          authorities explaining why the placement of elements of United
          States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a
          foreign national acting on behalf of the United Nations does not
          violate the Constitution.
            (c) Exception for Ongoing Operation in Macedonia: Section 6 of
          the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended by
          subsection (a), does not apply in the case of activities of the
          Armed Forces in Macedonia pursuant to United Nations Security
          Council Resolutions 795, adopted December 11, 1992, and 842,
          adopted June 18, 1993, as part of the United Nations force
          designated as the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).
                                 TITLE V--UNITED NATIONS
          SEC. 501. CREDIT AGAINST ASSESSMENT FOR UNITED STATES EXPENDITURES
                            IN SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING
                            OPERATIONS.
            (a) In General: The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22
          U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
          new section:
            `Sec. 10. (a) Credit Against Assessment for Expenditures in
          Support of Peacekeeping Operations:
                `(1) Limitation: Funds may be obligated for payment to the
              United Nations of the United States assessed share of
              peacekeeping operations for a fiscal year only to the extent
              that--
                    `(A) the amount of such assessed share exceeds--
                    `(B) the amount equal to--
                        `(i) the total amount identified in the report
                      submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) for the preceding
                      fiscal year, reduced by
                        `(ii) the amount of any reimbursement or credit to
                      the United States by the United Nations for the costs
                      of United States support for, or participation in,
                      United Nations peacekeeping activities for that
                      preceding fiscal year.
                `(2) Annual report: The President shall, at the time of
              submission of the budget to the Congress for any fiscal year,
              submit to the designated congressional committees a report on
              the total amount of funds appropriated for national defense
              purposes for any fiscal year that were expended during the
              preceding fiscal year to support or participate in, directly or
              indirectly, United Nations peacekeeping activities. Such report
              shall include a separate listing by United Nations peacekeeping
              operation of the amount of funds expended to support or
              participate in each such operation.
                `(3) Definitions: For purposes of this subsection:
                    `(A) United nations peacekeeping activities: The term
                  `United Nations peacekeeping activities' means any
                  international peacekeeping, peacemaking, peace-enforcing,
                  or similar activity that is authorized by the United
                  Nations Security Council under chapter VI or VII of the
                  Charter of the United Nations.
                    `(B) Designated congressional committees: The term
                  `designated congressional committees' includes the
                  Committee on National Security of the House of
                  Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the
                  Senate.'.
            (b) Effective Date: The limitation contained in section 10(a)(1)
          of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as added by
          subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to United Nations
          assessments for peacekeeping operations after fiscal year 1995.
          SEC. 502. CODIFICATION OF REQUIRED NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF PROPOSED
                            UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.
            (a) Required Notice: Section 4 of the United Nations
          Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b) is amended--
                (1) by striking the second sentence of subsection (a);
                (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
                (3) by inserting after subsection (d) a new subsection (e)
              consisting of the text of subsection (a) of section 407 of the
              Foreign Relations Authorization
          Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), revised--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                        (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                      inserting `in written form not later than the 10th day
                      of' after `shall be provided';
                        (ii) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by inserting
                      `(including facilities, training, transportation,
                      communication, intelligence, and logistical support)'
                      after `covered by the resolution'; and
                        (iii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the
                      following new clause:
                        `(iv) A description of any other United States
                      assistance to or support for the operation (including
                      facilities, training, transportation, communication,
                      intelligence, and logistical support), and an estimate
                      of the cost to the United States of such assistance or
                      support.';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3) and
                  in the last sentence of that paragraph by striking `and
                  (ii)' and inserting `through (iv)';
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)
                  the following new paragraph:
                `(4) New united nations peacekeeping operation defined: As
              used in paragraphs (2) (B) and (3), the term `new United
              Nations peacekeeping operation' includes any existing or
              otherwise ongoing United Nations peacekeeping operation--
                    `(A) that is to be expanded by more than 25 percent
                  during the period covered by the Security Council
                  resolution, as measured by either the number of personnel
                  participating (or authorized to participate) in the
                  operation or the budget of the operation; or
                    `(B) that is to be authorized to operate in a country in
                  which it was not previously authorized to operate.'; and
                    (E) in paragraph (5)--
                        (i) by striking `(5) Notification' and all that
                      follows through `(B) The President' and inserting `(5)
                      Quarterly reports: The President'; and
                        (ii) by striking `section 4(d)' and all that follows
                      through `of this section)' and inserting `subsection
                      (d)'.
            (b) Conforming Repeal: Subsection (a) of section 407 of the
          Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995
          (Public Law 103-236), is repealed.
            (c) Designated Congressional Committees: Subsection (f) of
          section 4 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22
          U.S.C. 287b(f)), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended to
          read as follows:
            `(f) Designated Congressional Committees: As used in this
          section, the term `designated congressional committees' has the
          meaning given such term in section 10(f).'.
          SEC. 503. NOTICE TO CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS
                            FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.
            Section 10 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 is
          amended by adding after subsection (a), as added by section 501,
          the following new subsection:
            `(b) Notice to Congress Regarding Contributions for Peacekeeping
          Activities:
                `(1) Notice regarding united nations billing request: Not
              later than 15 days after the date on which the United States
              receives from the United Nations a billing requesting a payment
              by the United States of any contribution for United Nations
              peacekeeping activities, the President shall so notify the
              designated congressional committees.
                `(2) Notice regarding proposed obligation of funds: The
              President shall notify the designated congressional committees
              at least 15 days before the United States obligates funds for
              any assessed or voluntary contribution for United Nations
              peacekeeping activities, except that if the President
              determines that an emergency exists which prevents compliance
              with the requirement that such notification be provided 15 days
              in advance and that such contribution is in the national
              security interests of the United States, such notification
              shall be provided in a timely manner but no later than 48 hours
              after such obligation.'.
          SEC. 504. REVISED NOTICE TO CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES
                            ASSISTANCE FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING
                            ACTIVITIES.
            Section 7 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22
          U.S.C. 287d-1) is amended--
                (1)  in subsection (a), by inserting `other than subsection
              (e)(1)' after `any other law'; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
            `(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), at least 15
          days before any agency or entity of the United States Government
          makes available to the United Nations any assistance or facility to
          support or facilitate United Nations peacekeeping activities, the
          President shall so notify the designated congressional committees.
            `(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to--
                `(A) assistance having a value of less than $1,000,000 in the
              case of nonreimbursable assistance or less than $5,000,000 in
              the case of reimbursable assistance; or
                `(B) assistance provided under the emergency drawdown
              authority contained in sections 506(a)(1) and 552(c)(2) of the
              Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1),
              2348a(c)(2)).
            `(3) If the President determines that an emergency exists which
          prevents compliance with the requirement in paragraph (1) that
          notification be provided 15 days in advance and that the
          contribution of any such assistance or facility is in the national
          security interests of the United States, such notification shall be
          provided in a timely manner but not later than 48 hours after such
          assistance or facility is made available to the United Nations.
            `(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `assistance'--
                `(A) means assistance of any kind, including logistical
              support, supplies, goods, or services (including command,
              control, communications or intelligence assistance and
              training), and the grant of rights of passage; and
                `(B) includes assistance provided through in-kind
              contributions or through the provision of support, supplies,
              goods, or services on any terms, including on a grant, lease,
              loan, or reimbursable basis; but
                `(C) does not include the payment of assessed or voluntary
              contributions.'.
          SEC. 505. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS
                            PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.
            Section 4(d)(1) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945
          (22 U.S.C. 287b(d)(1)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and
                (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
              subparagraph:
                    `(D) A description of the anticipated budget for the next
                  fiscal year for United States participation in United
                  Nations peacekeeping activities, including a statement of--
                        `(i) the aggregate amount of funds available to the
                      United Nations for that fiscal year, including assessed
                      and voluntary contributions, which may be made
                      available for United Nations peacekeeping activities; and
                        `(ii) the aggregate amount of funds (from all
                      accounts) and the aggregate costs of in-kind
                      contributions that the United States proposes to make
                      available to the United Nations for that fiscal year
                      for United Nations peacekeeping activities.'.
          SEC. 506. REIMBURSEMENT TO THE UNITED STATES FOR IN-KIND
                            CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING
                            ACTIVITIES.
            (a) In General: Section 7 of the United Nations Participation Act
          of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287d-1), as amended by section 504, is further
          amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting `(1)' after `(b)';
                    (B) by striking `United States: Provided,' through
                  `Provided further, That when' and inserting `United States.
                  When'; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            `(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement for
          reimbursement under paragraph (1) if the Secretary, after
          consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of the
          Office of Management and Budget, determines that an emergency
          exists which justifies waiver of that requirement. Any such waiver
          shall be submitted to the designated congressional committees, as
          defined in section 10(a)(3)(B), at least 15 days before it takes
          effect, except that if the President determines that an emergency
          exists which prevents compliance with the requirement that the
          notification be provided 15 days in advance and that the provision
          under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of personnel or assistance on a
          nonreimbursable basis is in the national security interests of the
          United States, such notification shall be provided in a timely
          manner but no later than 48 hours after such waiver takes effect.';
          and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
            `(f) The Secretary of State shall ensure that goods and services
          provided on a reimbursable basis by the Department of Defense to
          the United Nations for United Nations peacekeeping operations under
          this section or any other provision of law are reimbursed at the
          appropriate value, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.'.
            (b) Initial Report:
                (1) In general: Not later than one year after the date of the
              enactment of this Act, the Representative of the United States
              to the United Nations shall submit to the designated
              congressional committees a report on all actions taken by the
              United States mission to the United Nations to achieve the
              objective described in section 7(f) of the United Nations
              Participation Act of 1945, as added by subsection (a)(2).
                (2) Designated congressional committees defined: As used in
              this subsection, the term `designated congressional committees'
              has the meaning given such term in section 10(a)(3)(B) of the
              United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as added by section
              501.
          SEC. 507. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PAY UNITED STATES ASSESSED
                            OR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR UNITED NATIONS
                            PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES UNLESS DEPARTMENT OF
                            DEFENSE REIMBURSED BY UNITED NATIONS FOR CERTAIN
                            GOODS AND SERVICES.
            (a) In General: Section 10 of the United Nations Participation
          Act of 1945 is amended by adding after subsection (b), as added by
          section 503, the following new subsection:
            `(c) Prohibition on Use of Funds To Pay Assessed or Voluntary
          Contributions for Peacekeeping Activities Unless Department of
          Defense Reimbursed for Certain Goods and Services: Appropriated
          funds may not be used to pay any United States assessed or
          voluntary contribution during any fiscal year for United Nations
          peacekeeping activities until the Secretary of Defense certifies to
          the Congress that the United Nations has reimbursed the Department
          of Defense directly for all goods and services that were provided
          to the United Nations by the Department of Defense on a
          reimbursable basis during the preceding fiscal year for United
          Nations peacekeeping activities, including personnel and assistance
          provided under section 7 (except to the extent that the authority
          of subsection (b)(2) of such section to waive the reimbursement
          requirement was exercised with respect to such personnel or
          assistance).'.
            (b) Effective Date: The prohibition contained in section 10(c) of
          the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as added by
          subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to fiscal years after
          fiscal year 1995.
          SEC. 508. LIMITATION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS FOR
                            UNITED STATES SHARE OF COSTS OF UNITED NATIONS
                            PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.
            (a) In General: (1) Chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code,
          is amended by inserting after section 405, as added by section 401
          of this Act, the following new section:
          `Sec. 406. Use of Department of Defense funds for United States
          share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping activities: limitation
            `(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Payment of Assessment: No
          funds available to the Department of Defense shall be available for
          payment of any United States assessed or voluntary contribution for
          United Nations peacekeeping activities.
            `(b) Limitation on Use of Funds for Participation in Peacekeeping
          Activities: Funds available to the Department of Defense may be
          used for payment of the incremental costs associated with the
          participation of elements of the armed forces in United Nations
          peacekeeping activities only to the extent that Congress has by law
          specifically authorized the use of those funds for such purposes.'.
            (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
          amended by adding at the end the following new item:
          `406. Use of Department of Defense funds for United States share of
              costs of United Nations peacekeeping activities: limitation.'.
            (b) Effective Date: Section 406 of title 10, United States Code,
          as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 1995.
          SEC. 509. CODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF UNITED STATES
                            ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNITED NATIONS
                            PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.
            (a) In General: Section 10 of the United Nations Participation
          Act of 1945 is amended by adding after subsection (c), as added by
          section 507, the following new subsection:
            `(d) Limitation on Assessed Contribution With Respect to a
          Peacekeeping Operation: Funds authorized to be appropriated for
          `Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities' for any
          fiscal year shall not be available for the payment of the United
          States assessed contribution for a United Nations peacekeeping
          operation in an amount which is greater than 25 percent of the
          total amount of all assessed contributions for that operation.'.
            (b) Effective Date: The limitation contained in section 10(d) of
          the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as added by
          subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to funds authorized
          to be appropriated for `Contributions for International
          Peacekeeping Activities' for fiscal years after fiscal year 1995.
            (c) Conforming Amendment: Section 404(b) of the Foreign Relations
          Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236)
          is amended by striking paragraph (2).
          SEC. 510. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT.
            Section 10 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 is
          amended by adding after subsection (d), as added by section 509,
          the following new subsections:
            `(e) Buy American Requirement: No funds may be obligated or
          expended to pay any United States assessed or voluntary
          contribution for United Nations peacekeeping activities unless the
          Secretary of State determines and certifies to the designated
          congressional committees that United States manufacturers and
          suppliers are being given opportunities to provide equipment,
          services, and material for such activities equal to those being
          given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers.
            `(f) Designated Congressional Committees Defined: As used in this
          section, the term `designated congressional committees' means--
                `(1) the Committee on International Relations and the
              Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
                `(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
              Appropriations of the Senate.'.
          SEC. 511. UNITED NATIONS BUDGETARY AND MANAGEMENT REFORM.
            (a) In General: The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22
          U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the
          following new section:
            `Sec. 11. (a) Withholding of Contributions:
                `(1) Assessed contributions for regular united nations
              budget: At the beginning of each fiscal year, 20 percent of the
              amount of funds made available for that fiscal year for United
              States assessed contributions for the regular United Nations
              budget shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure unless
              a certification for that fiscal year has been made under
              subsection (b).
                `(2) Assessed contributions for united nations peacekeeping:
              At the beginning of each fiscal year, 50 percent of the amount
              of funds made available for that fiscal year for United States
              assessed contributions for United Nations peacekeeping
              activities shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure
              unless a certification for that fiscal year has been made under
              subsection (b).
                `(3) Voluntary contributions for united nations peacekeeping:
              The United States may not during any fiscal year pay any
              voluntary contribution to the United Nations for international
              peacekeeping activities unless a certification for that fiscal
              year has been made under subsection (b).
            `(b) Certification: The certification referred to in subsection
          (a) for any fiscal year is a certification by the President to the
          Congress, submitted on or after the beginning of that fiscal year,
          of each of the following:
                `(1) The United Nations has an independent office of
              Inspector General to conduct and supervise objective audits,
              inspections, and investigations relating to programs and
              operations of the United Nations.
                `(2) The United Nations has an Inspector General who was
              appointed by the Secretary General with the approval of the
              General Assembly and whose appointment was made principally on
              the basis of the appointee's integrity and demonstrated
          ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law,
          management analysis, public administration, or investigation.
                `(3) The Inspector General is authorized to--
                    `(A) make investigations and reports relating to the
                  administration of the programs and operations of the United
                  Nations;
                    `(B) have access to all records, documents, and other
                  available materials relating to those programs and
                  operations;
                    `(C) have direct and prompt access to any official of the
                  United Nations; and
                    `(D) have access to all records and officials of the
                  specialized agencies of the United Nations.
                `(4) The United Nations has fully implemented, and made
              available to all member states, procedures that effectively
              protect the identity of, and prevent reprisals against, any
              staff member of the United Nations making a complaint or
              disclosing information to, or cooperating in any investigation
              or inspection by, the United Nations Inspector General.
                `(5) The United Nations has fully implemented procedures that
              ensure compliance with recommendations of the United Nations
              Inspector General.
                `(6) The United Nations has required the United Nations
              Inspector General to issue an annual report and has ensured
              that the annual report and all other reports of the Inspector
              General are made available to the General Assembly without
              modification.
                `(7) The United Nations has provided, and is committed to
              providing, sufficient budgetary resources to ensure the
              effective operation of the United Nations Inspector General.'.
            (b) Effective Date: Section 11 of the United Nations
          Participation Act of 1945, as added by subsection (a), shall apply
          only with respect to fiscal years after fiscal year 1995.
          SEC. 512. CONDITIONS ON PROVISION OF INTELLIGENCE TO THE UNITED
                            NATIONS.
            (a) In General: The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22
          U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the
          following new section:
            `Sec. 12. (a) Conditions on Provision of Intelligence to the
          United Nations:
                `(1) Requirement for agreement: The United States may provide
              intelligence to the United Nations only pursuant to a written
              agreement between the President and the Secretary General of
              the United Nations.
                `(2) Content of agreement: Any such agreement shall specify--
                    `(A) the types of intelligence to be provided to the
                  United Nations;
                    `(B) the circumstances under which intelligence may be
                  provided to the United Nations; and
                    `(C) the procedures to be observed by the United Nations--
                        `(i) concerning persons who shall have access to the
                      intelligence provided; and
                        `(ii) to protect the intelligence against disclosure
                      not authorized by the agreement.
                `(3) Duration of agreement: Any such agreement shall be
              effective for a period not to exceed one year from the date on
              which the agreement enters into force.
            `(b) Advance Notification to Congress: An agreement described in
          subsection (a) shall be effective only if the President has
          transmitted the agreement to the Committee on International
          Relations and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
          House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations
          and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate not less
          than 30 days in advance of the entry into force of the agreement.
            `(c) Delegation of Authority: The President may delegate the
          authority and assign the duties of the President under this section
          only to the Secretary of Defense or the Director of Central
          Intelligence.
            `(d) Exceptions: Subsection (a) shall not apply to the provision
          of intelligence--
                `(1) that is provided only to, and for the use of, United
              States Government personnel serving with the United Nations; or
                `(2) that is essential for the protection of nationals of the
              United States, including members of the United States Armed
              Forces and civilian personnel of the United States Government.
            `(e) Relationship to Existing Law: Nothing in this section shall
          be construed to--
                `(1) impair or otherwise affect the authority of the Director
              of Central Intelligence to protect intelligence sources and
              methods from unauthorized disclosure pursuant to section
              103(c)(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
              403-3(c)(5)); or
                `(2) supersede or otherwise affect the provisions of--
                    `(A) title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
                  U.S.C. 413-415); or
                    `(B) section 112b of title 1, United States Code.'.
            (b) Effective Date: The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
          take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
           TITLE VI--REVITALIZATION AND EXPANSION OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
                                      ORGANIZATION
          SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
            This title may be cited as the `NATO Revitalization and Expansion
          Act of 1995'.
          SEC. 602. FINDINGS.
            The Congress makes the following findings:
                (1) Since 1948, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
              has helped to guarantee the security, freedom, and prosperity
              of the United States and its partners in the alliance.
                (2) NATO has expanded its membership on three different
              occasions since its founding in 1949.
                (3) The steadfast and sustained commitment of the member
              countries of NATO to mutual defense against the threat of
              communist domination played a significant role in precipitating
              the collapse of the Iron Curtain and the demise of the Soviet
              Union.
                (4) In the place of that threat, new security threats are
              emerging to the shared interests of the member countries of NATO.
                (5) Although these new threats are more geographically and
              functionally diverse and less predictable, they still imperil
              shared interests of the United States and its NATO allies.
                (6) Western interests must be protected on a cooperative
              basis without an undue burden falling upon the United States.
                (7) NATO is the only multilateral organization that is
              capable of conducting effective military operations to protect
              Western interests.
                (8) The valuable experience gained from ongoing military
              cooperation within NATO was critical to the success of joint
              military operations in the 1991 liberation of Kuwait.
                (9) NATO is an important diplomatic forum for discussion of
              issues of concern to its member states and for the peaceful
              resolution of disputes.
                (10) Admission of Central and East European countries that
              have recently been freed from Communist domination to NATO
              could contribute to international peace and enhance the
              security of those countries.
                (11) A number of countries, including the Visegrad countries
              (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia), the Baltic
              states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), and Ukraine, have
              expressed interest in NATO membership.
                (12) In recognition of this interest, the Partnership for
              Peace proposal offers limited military cooperation to many
              European countries not currently members of NATO, but fails to
              establish benchmarks or guidelines for eventual NATO membership.
                (13) In particular, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and
              Slovakia have made significant progress toward establishing
              democratic institutions, free market economies, civilian
              control of their armed forces, police, and intelligence
              services, and the rule of law since the fall of their previous
              Communist governments.
          SEC. 603. UNITED STATES POLICY.
            It should be the policy of the United States--
                (1) to continue the Nation's commitment to an active
              leadership role in NATO;
                (2) to join with the Nation's NATO allies to redefine the
              role of the alliance in the post-Cold War world, taking into
              account--
                    (A) the fundamentally changed security environment of
                  Central and Eastern Europe;
                    (B) the need to assure all countries of the defensive
                  nature of the alliance and the desire of its members to
                  work cooperatively with all former adversaries;
                    (C) the emerging security threats posed by the
                  proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons
                  of mass destruction and the means to deliver them;
                    (D) the continuing challenges to the interests of all
                  NATO member countries posed by unstable and undemocratic
                  regimes harboring hostile intentions; and
                    (E) the dependence of the global economy on a stable
                  energy supply and the free flow of commerce;
                (3) to affirm that NATO military planning should include
              joint military operations beyond the geographic bounds of the
              alliance under Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty when the
              shared interests of the United States and other member
              countries require such action to defend vital interests;
                (4) that Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia
              should be in a position to further the principles of the North
              Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North
              Atlantic area not later than January 10, 1999 (5 years from the
              date of the establishment of the Partnership for Peace), and,
              in accordance with Article 10 of such Treaty, should be invited
              to become full NATO members not later than that date, provided
              these countries--
                    (A) meet appropriate standards, including--
                        (i) shared values and interests;
                        (ii) democratic governments;
                        (iii) free market economies;
                        (iv) civilian control of the military, of the police,
                      and of intelligence services;
                        (v) adherence to the values, principles, and
                      political commitments embodied in the Helsinki Final
                      Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in
                      Europe;
                        (vi) commitment to further the principles of NATO and
                      to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area;
                        (vii) commitment to accept the obligations,
                      responsibilities, and costs of NATO membership; and
                        (viii) commitment to implement infrastructure
                      development activities that will facilitate
                      participation in and support for NATO military
                      activities; and
                    (B) remain committed to protecting the rights of all
                  their citizens and respecting the territorial integrity of
                  their neighbors;
                (5) that the United States, other NATO member nations, and
              NATO itself should furnish appropriate assistance to facilitate
              the transition of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and
              Slovakia to full NATO membership not later than January 10,
              1999; and
                (6) that other European countries emerging from communist
              domination, in particular the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia,
              and Lithuania) and Ukraine, may be in a position at a future
              date to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and
              to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area, and
              at the appropriate time they should receive assistance to
              facilitate their transition to full NATO membership and should
              be invited to become full NATO members.
          SEC. 604. REVISIONS TO PROGRAM TO FACILITATE TRANSITION TO NATO
                            MEMBERSHIP.
            (a) Establishment of Program: Subsection (a) of section 203 of
          the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447;
          22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to read as follows:
            `(a) Establishment of Program: The President shall establish a
          program to assist in the transition to full NATO membership of
          Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia and any other
          European country emerging from communist domination that is
          designated by the President under subsection (d)(2).'.
            (b) Eligible Countries:
                (1) Designated countries: Subsection (d) of such section is
              amended to read as follows:
            `(d) Designation of Eligible Countries:
                `(1) Specified countries: The following countries are hereby
              designated for purposes of this title:  Poland, Hungary, the
              Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
                `(2) Authority for president to designate other european
              countries emerging from communist domination: The President may
              designate other European countries emerging from communist
              domination (as defined in section 206) to receive assistance
              under the program established under subsection (a). The
              President may make such a designation in the case of any such
              country only if the President determines, and reports to the
              designated congressional committees, that such country--
                    `(A) has made significant progress toward establishing--
                        `(i) shared values and interests;
                        `(ii) democratic governments;
                        `(iii) free market economies;
                        `(iv) civilian control of the military, of the
                      police, and of intelligence services;
                        `(v) adherence to the values, principles, and
                      political commitments embodied in the Helsinki Final
                      Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in
                      Europe; and
                        `(vi) commitment to further the principles of NATO
                      and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic
                      area;
                        `(vii) commitment to accept the obligations,
                      responsibilities, and costs of NATO membership; and
                        `(viii) commitment to implement infrastructure
                      development activities that will facilitate
                      participation in and support for NATO military
                      activities; and
                    `(B) is likely, within five years of such determination,
                  to be in a position to further the principles of the North
                  Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the
                  North Atlantic area.'.
                (2) Conforming amendments:
                    (A) Subsections (b) and (c) of such section are amended
                  by striking `countries described in such subsection' and
                  inserting `countries designated under subsection (d)'.
                    (B) Subsection (e) of such section is amended--
                        (i) by striking `subsection (d)' and inserting
                      `subsection (d)(2)'; and
                        (ii) by inserting `(22 U.S.C. 2394)' before the
                      period at the end.
                    (C) Section 204(c) of such Act is amended by striking
                  `any other' and inserting `any country designated under
                  section 203(d)(2)'.
            (c) Types of Assistance:
                (1) Economic support assistance: Subsection (c) of section
              203 of such Act is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
                  (4) and (5), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
                  paragraph (3):
                `(3) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign
              Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Economic Support Fund).'.
                (2) Additional assistance:
                    (A) In general: Subsection (f) of such section is amended
                  to read as follows:
            `(f) Additional Assistance: In carrying out the program
          established under subsection (a), the President may, in addition to
          the security assistance authorized to be provided under subsection
          (c), provide assistance to countries designated under subsection
          (d) from funds appropriated under the `Nonproliferation and
          Disarmament Fund' account.'.
                    (B) Effective date: The amendment made by subparagraph
                  (A) does not apply with respect to funds appropriated
                  before the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (d) Disqualification From Assistance for Support of Terrorism:
          Section 203 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the
          following new subsection:
            `(g) Prohibition on Providing Assistance to Foreign Governments
          That Export Lethal Military Equipment to Countries Supporting
          International Terrorism: Assistance may only be provided through
          the program established under subsection (a) subject to the same
          terms and conditions that apply under section 563 of the Foreign
          Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
          Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-306), with respect to the making
          available to foreign governments of funds appropriated or otherwise
          made available under that Act.'.
            (e) Annual Report: Section 205 of the NATO Participation Act of
          1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is
          amended--
                (1) by inserting `annual' in the section heading before the
              first word;
                (2) by inserting `annual' after `include in the' in the
              matter preceding paragraph (1);
                (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2)
              and (3), respectively;
                (4) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
              the following new paragraph (1):
                `(1) An assessment of the progress made by Poland, Hungary,
              the Czech Republic, and Slovakia and by any country designated
              by the President under section 203(d)(2) toward meeting the
              standards for NATO membership set forth in Article 10 of the
              North Atlantic Treaty, including--
                    `(A) an assessment of the progress of each such country
                  toward establishing--
                        `(i) shared values and interests;
                        `(ii) democratic governments;
                        `(iii) free market economies;
                        `(iv) civilian control of the military, of the
                      police, and of intelligence services;
                        `(v) adherence to the values, principles, and
                      political commitments embodied in the Helsinki Final
                      Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in
                      Europe;
                        `(vi) commitment to further the principles of NATO
                      and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic
                      area;
                        `(vii) commitment to accept the obligations,
                      responsibilities, and costs of NATO membership; and
                        `(viii) commitment to implement infrastructure
                      development activities that will facilitate
                      participation in and support for NATO military
                      activities; and
                    `(B) the commitment of each such country to protecting
                  the rights of all its citizens and respecting the
                  territorial integrity of its neighbors.'; and
                (5) in paragraphs (2) and (3), as so redesignated, by
              striking `and other' and all that follows through the period at
              the end and inserting `and any country designated by the
              President pursuant to section 203(d)(2).'.
            (f) Definitions: The NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of
          Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended by adding at
          the end the following new section:
          `SEC. 206. DEFINITIONS.
            `For purposes of this title:
                `(1) NATO: The term `NATO' means the North Atlantic Treaty
              Organization.
                `(2) Other european countries emerging from communist
              domination: The term `other European countries emerging from
              communist domination' means--
                    `(A) any member of the Partnership for Peace that is
                  located--
                        `(i) in the territory of the former Union of Soviet
                      Socialist Republics; or
                        `(ii) in the territory of the former Socialist
                      Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; or
                    `(B) Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, or
                  Albania.
                `(3) Designated congressional committees: The term
              `designated congressional committees' means--
                    `(A) the Committee on International Relations, the
                  Committee on National Security, and the Committee on
                  Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
                    `(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
                  Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
                  Senate.'.
                               TITLE VII--BUDGET FIREWALLS
          SEC. 701. RESTORATION OF BUDGET FIREWALLS FOR DEFENSE SPENDING.
            It is the sense of the Congress that so-called `budget firewalls'
          between defense and domestic discretionary spending should be
          established for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.

280.9MOLAR::DELBALSOI (spade) my (dogface)Fri Feb 03 1995 16:002
(I hope Jim doesn't type all these things in personally.)

280.10Mr. Quick-fingers...:*)SUBPAC::SADINcaught in the 'netFri Feb 03 1995 16:047
    
    
    actually, that one came from http://thomas.loc.gov/. They have online
    listings of the latest bills in the house and senate.
    
    
    
280.11no more broomsticks!LIOS01::BARNESFri Feb 03 1995 17:5923
    
    Few if any saw any threats in the 1930's and we ended up training
    troops with broomsticks, trying to fight a war with technically
    inferior fighter planes and got our butts kicked.
    
    Even if we bought the 20 added B-2's by the time they would be
    delivered we will have significantly fewer bombers (in the
    neighborhood of 115)than we have today. We will have fewer fighters,
    missiles, ships and manpower as well.  
    
    Didn't anyone out there ever replace their car because it was worn out
    or you needed better gas mileage, performance, etc. If we ever have to
    send any American in harm's way for any reason they deserve a
    technology edge because we sure won't have a numerical edge. The
    military needs to replace things too. F-14's and F-15's are pushing 30
    year old designs, F-16's are not far behind. Meanwhile the Soviets are
    pushing out new designs and selling them to anyone with cash. Some of
    those birds are better than our front line stuff.   
    
    Are any of you foolish enough to believe we need no military
    capability whatsoever? 
    
    JB
280.12A few reasons for defense $$GMASEC::CLARKSun Feb 05 1995 15:3548
    1. We can start by billing the Japanese the cost of defending them. I
    guess from China and N. Korea.
    
    2. Pull all troops out of S. Korea and give them control of tactical
    nukes.
    
    3. The taxpayers must expect a shafting from any firms involved in 
    supplying armaments. Start with something as simple as the AR-15.
    During Vietnam it was costing Colt less than $100 per copy to produce
    the rifle and billing Uncle close to $600 per copy. Multiply that times
    the cost of ammo, planes etc. and wonder no more why defense spending
    is so high. 
    
    4. As one other noter stated, a lot of equipment simply wears out and
    is obsolete. You can't have a first rate defense with a half-assed 
    attempt at funding. 
    
    5. Unless Congress is willing to renegotiate defense obligations
    through treaty obligations, we will continue to bear the cost of
    defending many other nations who are not willing to pay for their own
    defense.  
    
    6. Does anyone seriously believe this country would exist very long 
    without a strong defense? You do not negotiate from a position of 
    weakness - you concede/surrender. It is a cost of being a free nation.
    
    7. The National Guard has been weakened drastically by manpower cuts, 
    funding cuts, a lot of training is paper training. A friend in the
    Mass. NG is ready to resign because of the paper requirements/ vs.
    reality. Do NOT depend on this group in any great Civil emergency. 
    Even better is the Guard is considered part of national defense plan.
    Not with the equipment they presently have, lack of $$$ for hands-on
    training, time for activation/transportation, etc. This is certainly
    not a rapid response team in any way. If we have a few months for 
    activation/training then the Guard can be of value. Other than that 
    (IMHO) it is a "paper" force.
    
    And lastly, since we now have a "volunteer force", one should not
    expect to keep quality people, with their costs of training, without a 
    decent payscale. The trend now is to keep pushing the retirement
    period. Used to be at 20 years, you got 50% of your base pay (this is
    for the rank/grade you attain and not total entitlements while on
    active duty); now it's been pushed out to 21 and 1/2 years for 50%.
    Similar to the Social Security gurus suddendly telling you that you
    must now work to 70 to collect. And we know how happy that would make
    all of us, don't we? 
    
    
280.13GRANPA::MWANNEMACHERSpace for rentMon Feb 06 1995 08:556
    
    
    I say buy all the air support we can.  Keep our troops safe.
    
    
    Mike 
280.14what's one more form to fill out?LIOS01::BARNESMon Feb 06 1995 13:2327
    
    Maybe this sounds a bit silly but if we have to pay taxes why not add
    another form to be filed with your return. Similiar to putting a $1
    toward campaign funds or wildlife, this form would allow the citizen to
    specify how he wants those tax dollars spent.
    
    Major categories like:
    
    		- Defense
                - Anti-Crime
    		- Welfare
    		- Deficet reduction
    		- Education 
    		- etc.
    
    would be listed and the taxpayer would have several blank lines to
    choose his own programs. Next to each one a per centage would be
    inserted to indicate how the money would be spent. IRS would be
    required to add up the results and that's how the cash would be spent.
    Congress critters would then know how much could be spent and where. 
    
    The burden would then be on governmental agencies to show how well they
    use this money if they expected to keep getting it.
    
    My guess is that defense would do a lot better than it's doing now.
    
    JB
280.15CSOA1::LEECHHIMon Feb 06 1995 13:253
    re: .14
    
    I like that idea.  
280.16HELIX::MAIEWSKIMon Feb 06 1995 13:2813
RE                      <<< Note 280.14 by LIOS01::BARNES >>>

>    Maybe this sounds a bit silly but if we have to pay taxes why not add
>    another form to be filed with your return. Similiar to putting a $1
>    toward campaign funds or wildlife, this form would allow the citizen to
>    specify how he wants those tax dollars spent.

  Could you write in anything you wanted or would it have to be what ever
choice the government gave you. 

  If the latter, who would make up the categories, Congress or the IRS? 

  George 
280.17LIOS01::BARNESMon Feb 06 1995 13:3613
    Re: .16
    
    Some categories would be preprinted some would allow write-ins, no you
    wouldn't be allowed to distribute 100% of your taxes back to you or
    another individual.
    
    My guess is the congress should pick the standard categories since I
    don't trust the IRS to make those judgements. Congress is the lesser of
    the two evils.
    
    JB
    
    
280.18Plenty of data to analyze for years!CSC32::J_OPPELTWhatever happened to ADDATA?Tue Feb 07 1995 14:065
    	It would be an interesting proposal -- even if it were non-binding
    	-- to see just what the voice of the people really is.
    
    	Give us SAT-type dots to fill in (Number 2 pencil only!) and
    	scan in the responses.
280.19WDFFS2::SHOOKthe river is mineWed Feb 08 1995 01:0217
    re: a few back
    
    the repubs have a plan right now that would allow citizens to allocate
    up to 10% of their fed taxes to the private charity(s) of their choice.
    because the allocated funds would be deducted from the planned block
    grants to the states (that would replace federal welfare dollars), the
    plan would be revenue neutral.  the idea is to beef up private
    charities while allowing taxpayers an opportunity to support the
    organizations they feel are doing the best job.  an organization like
    the federal government, which spends about three dollars to give one
    dollar to those who need it, would not do very well under this new
    plan - citizens would pull the plug on it.
    
    i like this idea, and hope that some recognizable form of it becomes
    law. 
    
    bill
280.20tame hearingsGAAS::BRAUCHERWelcome to ParadiseMon Mar 11 1996 14:5115
    
      I've been listening to Defense Secretary Perry and General Shali-etc
     defend next year's defense budget before Thurmond's Senate Armed
     Forces Committee.  The hearings were broadcast on CSPAN, so if you
     are called away, you miss something, there being no commercial breaks.
    
      What's striking about Defense policy is not the occassional disputes,
     but the concensus between both parties, the administration, the
     Chiefs, and the public.  Contrast with domestic issues, where the
     committee meetings are scenes of rancor.  I expect that this year
     will be like last, with the Defense budget sailing through the
     Congress and President, and the rest settling into the customary
     impasse.
    
      bb