CONSULTATIONS AND REPORTS.

SEC. 407 CONSULTATIONS AND REPORTS. (a) Consultations and Reports on U.N. Peacekeeping Operations.— (1) Consultations.— Each month the President shall consult with the Congress on the status of United Nations peace-keeping operations. (2) Information to be provided.— In connection with these consultations, the following information shall be provided each month to the designated congressional committees: (A) With respect to ongoing United Nations peacekeeping operations, the following: (i) A list of all resolutions of the United Nations Security Council anticipated to be voted on during such month that would extend or change the mandate of any United Nations peacekeeping operation. (ii) For each such operation, any changes in the duration, mandate, and command and control arrangements that are anticipated as a result of the adoption of the resolution. (iii) An estimate of the total cost to the United108 STAT. 449 by the resolution, and an estimate of the amount of that cost that will be assessed to the United States. (iv) Any anticipated significant changes in United States participation in or support for each such operation during the period covered by the resolution, and the estimated costs to the United States of such changes. (B) With respect to each new United Nations peace-keeping operation that is anticipated to be authorized by a Security Council resolution during such month, the following information for the period covered by the resolution: (i) The anticipated duration, mandate, and command and control arrangements of such operation. (ii) An estimate of the total cost to the United Nations of the operation, and an estimate of the amount of that cost that will be assessed to the United States. (iii) A description of the functions that would be performed by any United States Armed Forces participating in or otherwise operating in support of the operation, an estimate of the number of members of the Armed Forces that will participate in or otherwise operate in support of the operation, and an estimate of the cost to the United States of such participation or support. (3) Written information.— The information described in clauses (i) and (iii) of paragraph (2)(A) and the information described in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (2)(B) shall be provided each month to the designated congressional committees in written form not later than the 10th day of that month. (4) Interim information.— (A) The President shall submit to the designated congressional committees a written interim report if, during the period between the monthly consultations required by paragraph (1), the United States learns that the United Nations Security Council is likely, before the next such consultation, to vote on a resolution that would authorize a new United Nations peacekeeping operation and that resolution was not previously reported on pursuant to paragraph (2)(B). Each interim report shall include the information described in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (2)(B). (B) Any such interim report shall be submitted not less than 5 days before the vote of the United Nations Security Council, unless the President determines that exceptional circumstances prevented compliance with the requirement to report 5 days in advance. If the President makes such a determination, the interim report shall be submitted promptly (but in no case later than 3 days after the vote) and shall include a copy of the determination and a description of the exceptional circumstances which were the basis for that determination. (5) Notification and quarterly reports regarding united states assistance.— (A) The President shall notify the designated congressional committees at least 15 days before the United States provides any assistance to the United Nations to support peacekeeping operations. This subparagraph does not apply to— 108 STAT. 450 (i) assistance having a value of less than $3,000,000 in the case of nonreimburseable assistance or less than $14,000,000 in the case of reimburseable assistance, or (ii) assistance provided under the emergency drawdown authority of sections 506(a)(1) and 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) and 2348a(c)(2)). (B) The President shall submit quarterly reports to the designated congressional committees on all assistance provided by the United States during the preceding calendar quarter to the United Nations to support peacekeeping operations. Each report shall describe the assistance provided for each such operation, listed by category of assistance. The report for the fourth calendar quarter of each year shall be submitted as part of the annual report required by section 4(d) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (as added by subsection (b) of this section) and shall include cumulative information for the preceding calendar year. (b) Annual Reports.— Section 4 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b), as amended by the preceding section of this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following: “(d) Annual Report.— In addition to the report required by subsection (a), the President, at the time of submission of the annual budget request to the Congress, shall submit to the designated congressional committees a report that includes the following: “(1) Costs of peacekeeping operations.— “(A) In accordance with section 407(a)(5)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, a description of all assistance provided by the United States to the United Nations to support peacekeeping operations during the previous calendar quarter and during the previous year. “(B) With respect to United Nations peacekeeping operations— “(i) the aggregate cost of all United Nations peace-keeping operations for the prior fiscal year; “(ii) the costs of each United Nations peacekeeping operation for the prior fiscal year, and “(iii) the amount of United States contributions (both assessed and voluntary) to United Nations peace-keeping operations on an operation-by-operation basis for the prior fiscal year. “(C) With respect to other international peacekeeping operations in which the United States participates— “(i) the aggregate cost of all such operations for the prior fiscal year; “(ii) the costs of each such operation for the prior fiscal year; and “(iii) the amount of United States contributions (both assessed and voluntary) to such operations on an operation-by-operation basis for the prior fiscal year. “(D) In the case of the first 2 reports submitted pursuant to this subsection, a projection of all United States costs for United Nations peacekeeping operations during each of the next 2 fiscal years, including assessed and voluntary contributions. 108 STAT. 451 “(2) Other matters regarding peacekeeping operations.— “(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of ongoing international peacekeeping operations, their relevance to United States national interests, the efforts by the United Nations and other international organizations (as applicable) to resolve the relevant armed conflicts, and the projected termination dates for all such operations. “(B) The dollar value and percentage of total peace-keeping contracts that have been awarded to United States contractors during the previous year. “(3) United nations reform.— “(A) (i) A description of the status of efforts to establish and implement an independent office of the Inspector General at the United Nations. “(ii) If an office of the Inspector General has been established at the United Nations, a discussion of whether the Inspector General is keeping the Secretary General and the members of the General Assembly fully informed about problems, deficiencies, the necessity for corrective action, and the progress of corrective action. “(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘office of the Inspector General’ means an independent office (or other independent entity) established by the United Nations to conduct and supervise objective audits, inspections, and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the United Nations. “(B) A description of the status of efforts to reduce the United States peacekeeping assessment rate. “(C) A description of the status of other United States efforts to achieve financial and management reform at the United Nations. “(4) Military personnel participating in multinational forces.— A description of— “(A) the status under international law of members of multinational forces, including the legal status of such personnel if captured, missing, or detained; “(B) the extent of the risk for United States military personnel who are captured while participating in multinational forces in cases where their captors fail to respect the 1949 Geneva Conventions and other international agreements intended to protect prisoners of war; and “(C) the specific steps that have been taken to protect United States military personnel participating in multinational forces, together (if necessary) with any recommendations for the enactment of legislation to achieve that objective. “(5) Human rights and u.n. peacekeeping forces.— A description of the efforts by United Nations peacekeeping forces to promote and protect internationally recognized human rights standards, including the status of investigations in any case of alleged human rights violations during the preceding year by personnel participating in United Nations peacekeeping forces, as well as any action taken in such cases. “(e) Designated Congressional Committees.— As used in this section, the term ‘designated congressional committees’ has the108 STAT. 452 meaning given that term by section 415 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.”.