SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON OBJECTIVES OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION WITH REQUESTS FOR FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION.

SEC. 1212. SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON OBJECTIVES OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION WITH REQUESTS FOR FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION. (a) Findings.— Congress makes the following findings: (1) On May 3, 1994, the President issued Presidential Decision Directive 25 declaring that American participation in United Nations and other peace operations would depend in part on whether the role of United States forces is tied to clear objectives and an endpoint for United States participation can be identified. (2) Between that date and mid—1998, the President and other executive branch officials have obligated or requested appropriations of approximately $9,400,000,000 for military—related operations throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina without providing to Congress, in conjunction with the budget submission for any fiscal year, a strategic plan for such operations under the criteria set forth in that Presidential Decision Directive. (3) Between November 27, 1995, and mid—1998 the President has established three deadlines, since elapsed, for the termination of United States military—related operations throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. (4) On December 17, 1997, the President announced that United States ground combat forces would remain in Bosnia and Herzegovina for an unknown period of time. (5) Approximately 47,880 United States military personnel (excluding personnel serving in units assigned to the Republic112 STAT. 2152of Korea) have participated in 14 international contingency operations between fiscal years 1991 and 1998. (6) The 1998 posture statements of the Navy and Air Force included declarations that the pace of military operations over fiscal year 1997 adversely affected the readiness of nondeployed forces, personnel retention rates, and spare parts inventories of the Navy and Air Force. (b) Information To Be Reported With Funding Requests.— Section 113 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding after subsection (1), as added by section 915, the following new subsection: “(m) Information To Accompany Funding Request for Contingency Operation.— Whenever the President submits to Congress a request for appropriations for costs associated with a contingency operation that involves, or likely will involve, the deployment of more than 500 members of the armed forces, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the objectives of the operation. The report shall include a discussion of the following: “(1) What clear and distinct objectives guide the activities of United States forces in the operation. “(2) What the President has identified on the basis of those objectives as the date, or the set of conditions, that defines the endpoint of the operation.”.