OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT.

SEC. 1004. OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT. (a) Authorization of Amounts Available.— Within the total amounts authorized to be appropriated in titles III and IV, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for costs associated with Operation Provide Comfort— (1) $136,300,000 for operation and maintenance costs; and (2) $7,000,000 for incremental military personnel costs. (b) Report.— Not more than $70,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report on Operation Provide Comfort which includes the following: (1) A detailed presentation of the projected costs to be incurred by the Department of Defense for Operation Provide Comfort during fiscal year 1996, together with a discussion of missions and functions expected to be performed by the Department as part of that operation during that fiscal year. (2) A detailed presentation of the projected costs to be incurred by other departments and agencies of the Federal Government participating in or providing support to Operation Provide Comfort during fiscal year 1996. (3) A discussion of available options to reduce the involvement of the Department of Defense in those aspects of Operation Provide Comfort that are not directly related to the military mission of the Department of Defense. (4) A plan establishing an exit strategy for United States involvement in, and support for, Operation Provide Comfort, (c) Operation Provide Comfort.— For purposes of this section, the term “Operation Provide Comfort” means the operation of the Department of Defense that as of October 30, 1995, is designated as Operation Provide Comfort.