Bob Dole: “With respect to intelligence sharing with the United Nations--a provision of my original amendment that I did not pursue…”

“With respect to intelligence sharing with the United Nations--a provision of my original amendment that I did not pursue due to objections raised, the distinguished chairman of the Intelligence Committee has agreed to hold hearings on this matter. As for the matter of billings from the United Nations and U.S. payments of assessments, Secretary Christopher has agreed to provide us with a letter of notification process. With bipartisan support we have made a good start--we have begun to establish real congressional oversight of U.N. peacekeeping. I would like to thank the managers of the State Department bill and the distinguished majority leader for working with me and the cosponsors of my bill to make this possible. I know that this is not the first time this year that we will have the opportunity to consider U.N. peacekeeping. No doubt, the issue of U.S. forces serving under foreign command will be back for debate. The adoption of my amendments on peacekeeping, covering a range of matters--from funding to human rights reporting on U.N. peacekeeping forces--demonstrate that the issue of U.N. peacekeeping is not a partisan one. This is not about partisanship. It is about the Congress and the executive. It is about the relationship between the United States and the United Nations and the role of the Congress in that relationship. Right now there are no check and balances.”