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 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2557 (3) International peacekeeping activities traditionally involve the presence of military troops, police forces, and, in recent years, civilian experts in transportation, logistics, medicine, electoral systems, himian rights, land tenure, other economic and social issues, and other areas of expertise. (4) International peacekeeping activities serve both the foreign policy interests and defense policy interests of the United States. (5) The normal budget process of authorizing and appropriating funds a year in advance and reprogramming such funds is insufficient to satisfy the need for funds for peacekeeping efforts arising from an unanticipated crisis. (6) Greater flexibility is needed to ensure the timely availability of funding to provide for peacekeeping activities. (b) AUTHORIZED SUPI>ORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may provide assistance for international peacekeeping activities during fiscal year 1993 in an amount not to exceed $300,000,000 in accordance with section 403 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (c). Notwithstanding subsection (b) of that section, the assistance so provided may be derived from funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1993 for operation and maintenance or from balances in working capital accounts. (2) No amount may be obligated pursuant to paragraph (1) unless the expenditure of such amount has been determined by the Director oi the Office of Management and Budget to be counted against the defense category of the discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 1993 (as defined in section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) for purposes of part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (c) AUTHORIZATION.—<1) Chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 403. International peacekeeping activities "(a) AUTHORITY. —To the extent provided in defense authorization Acts and appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Defense may furnish assistance in support of international peacekeeping activities of the United Nations or any regional organization of which the United States is a member. "(b) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE. — Assistance provided under subsection (a) may include funds, supplies, services, and equipment. Any funds so provided shall be derived from amounts available to the Department of Defense for the fiscal year for which the assistance is provided. "(c) LIMITATIONS RELATED TO AVAILABILITY OF STATE DEPART- MENT FUNDS. —Funds may be provided as assistance pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year— "(1) only if funds available to the Department of State for that fiscal year for contributions for international peacekeeping activities are insufficient or otherwise unavailable to meet the United States' fair share of costs for international peacekeeping activities, as determined by the President; and "(2) only to the extent that such funds are required to meet imexpected and urgent requirements; and "(3) only to the extent that the United States' fair share of such costs exceeds the amount that the President requests

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