Chairman FASCELL. I have already discussed the amendment. Is there further discussion?

Mr. GILMAN. It is an excellent demonstration project. It will help those who have not had the proper training. As we know, the Peace Corps is doing outstanding work around the world. I urge my colleagues support it.

Chairman FASCELL. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. All in favor, signify by saying aye.

All opposed, no.

The ayes have it.

The question occurs now on H.R. 2632, as amended. All those in favor, signify by saying aye.

All opposed, no.

The ayes have it and the resolution, as amended, is agreed to.

HOUSE RESOLUTION 5551

The next order of business is draft legislation.

Which the Chief of Staff will report.

Mr. BRADY. A bill to authorize funds for new international peacekeeping activities.

Chairman FASCELL. Without objection, further reading of the legislation will be dispensed with, printed in the record in full, and open to amendment.

[The legislation follows:]

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

A BILL

To authorize funds for new international peacekeeping activities.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives

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This Act may be cited as the International Peacekeeping Activities Authorization Act of 1988 ́ ́.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL

PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.

In order to meet urgent requests that may arise, before

March 1, 1989, for contributions and other assistance for new international peacekeeping activities (such as those in

9 Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, and potentially in Angola and/or Namibia, Cambodia, and the Western Sahara), the President may 11 transfer such of the funds described in section 3 as the President deems necessary, but not to exceed $150,000,000, to the CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING

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ACTIVITIES' account or any other appropriate appropriations 15 account administered by the Department of State or the Agency for International Development.

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The funds that may be transferred under the authority of this Act are any funds available to the Department of Defense during fiscal year 1989, other than funds appropriated by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1989.

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(b) COMMITTEES TO BE NOTIFIED. --The following committees shall be notified pursuant to subsection (a):

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(2) SENATE COMMITTEES.--The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.

Chairman FASCELL. This is an Administration request. The President has urgently requested authority to transfer up to $150 million from available prior-year Department of Defense appropriations. The purpose of this request is to provide the President with necessary budget authority to pay assessed contributions to several new United Nations peacekeeping operations, which could potentially arise after the Congress adjourns.

Now, we have been working very hard to get all of the difficulties ironed out of this so it can move forward. I am not sure yet as to whether or not it has been cleared by the Appropriations Committee. But in any event, in order to get the money, the executive branch will have to have the authority, and will have to have an agreement out of the Appropriations Committee that they can draw out of the DoD account to do this.

I hope we can pass this clean. I know there are a lot of questions that can be laid onto this matter, but this is basically an emergency_authority for funds to be available for peacekeeping operations.

I would hope that we would not try to lay down any conditions with respect to policy issues, because if you do that, this bill is dead.

Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Chairman. Excuse me. It is obvious that peace is breaking out all over the world, and there are costs involved in sustaining peace that Americans have always been willing to bear.

The Soviets' withdrawal from Afghanistan is proceeding toward its February 15 deadline; a ceasefire in the Iran-İraq war may lead to an end of that bloody conflict in the near future. An agreement has been reached between the parties to the conflict in Western Sahara, paving the way for a referendum of the future of that territory.

On September 27, the Administration notified the committee that projected costs to the United States for contributions to international peacekeeping may exceed the level of available resources and existing peacekeeping accounts by as much as $150 million. Rather than requesting an increase in the funding, however, the President is simply requesting from the Foreign Affairs Committee authority to transfer that amount from funds already made available.

The bill before us provides that authority subject to notification 15 days prior to the actual transfer of funds. The source of the funds would be already appropriated, no-year money made available to the Department of Defense. It is not clear whether any or all of this authority will be required, Mr. Chairman, but I think on this committee, we are of one mind on our strong desire to achieve an end to all of these military conflicts.

I urge the adoption of this resolution. I yield to my good friend, Ben Gilman of New York.

Mr. GILMAN. Please bear in mind, my colleagues, this is not new money, we are taking it out of the existing Department of Defense budget, and it is for future peacekeeping initiatives and responsibilities, not for past ones. For example, Afghanistan, the Iran-Iraq situation, possibilities in Angola, Cambodia or Kampuchea, these are areas that may need peacekeeping forces.

I urge my colleagues to support this.