Pub. L. 104-61, tit. VIII, sec. 8115

Sec. 8115. (a) International Peacekeeping, Peace Enforcement, and Humanitarian Assistance Operations.—It is the sense of Congress that in the event of a deployment or participation of United States Armed Forces units in any international peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and humanitarian assistance operation, the President must engage in consultations with the bipartisan leadership of Congress and the congressional committees named in subsection (e) regarding such operation in accordance with subsection (c)(1). (b) Covered Operations.—(1) This section applies to the following: (A) Any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement operation that is not underway as of the date of the enactment of this Act and that is authorized by the Security Council of the United Nations under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the United Nations. (B) Any other international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement operation that is not underway as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (C) Any deployment after the date of the enactment of this Act of United States ground forces in the territory of the former Yugoslavia above the level of such forces so deployed as of such date of enactment, other than a deployment involving fewer than 100 personnel. (D) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any international humanitarian assistance operation. (2) This section does not apply with respect to— (A) an international humanitarian assistance operation carried out in response to a disaster; or 109 STAT. 676 (B) any other international humanitarian assistance operation if the President reports to Congress that the estimated cost of such operation is less than $50,000,000. (c) Consultation With Congress.—(1) Consultations under subsection (a) in the case of any operation shall be initiated before the initial deployment of United States Armed Forces units to participate in the operation and, whenever possible, at least 15 days before such deployment. However, if the President determines that the national security so requires, the President may delay the initiation of such consultations until after such initial deployment, but in no case may such consultations be initiated later than 48 hours after such deployment. (2) Such consultations shall include discussion of all of the following: (A) The goals of the operation and the mission of any United States Armed Forces units involved in the operation. (B) The United States interests that will be served by the operation. (C) The estimated cost of the operation. (D) The strategy by which the President proposes to fund the operation, including possible supplemental appropriations or payments from international organizations, foreign countries, or other donors. (E) The extent of involvement of armed forces and other contributions of personnel from other nations. (F) The anticipated duration and scope of the operation. (3) Such consultations shall continue on a periodic basis throughout the period of the deployment. (d) Requests for Emergency Supplemental Appropriations.—Whenever there is a deployment of United States Armed Forces to perform an international humanitarian, peacekeeping, or peace-enforcement operation, the President should seek emergency supplemental appropriations to meet the incremental costs to the Department of Defense of that deployment not later than 90 days after the date on which such deployment commences. (e) Committees To Be Included in Consultations.—The committees referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) The congressional defense committees. (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives. (3) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.