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PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 108 STAT. 451 "(2) OTHER MATTERS REGARDING PEACEKEEPING OPER- ATIONS.— (A) An assessment of the effectiveness of ongoing international peacekeeping operations, their relevance to United States national interests, the efforts by the United Nations and other international organizations (as applicable) to resolve the relevant armed conflicts, and the projected termination dates for all such operations. "(B) The dollar value and percentage of total peacekeeping contracts that have been awarded to United States contractors during the previous year. "(3) UNITED NATIONS REFORM.— "(A)(i) A description of the status of efforts to establish and implement an independent office of the Inspector General at the United Nations. "(ii) If an office of the Inspector General has been established at the United Nations, a discussion of whether the Inspector General is keeping the Secretary General and the members of the General Assembly fully informed about problems, deficiencies, the necessity for corrective action, and the progress of corrective action. "(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'office of the Inspector General' means an independent office (or other independent entity) established by the United Nations to conduct and supervise objective audits, inspections, and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the United Nations. "(B) A description of the status of efforts to reduce the United States peacekeeping assessment rate. "(C) A description of the status of other United States efforts to achieve financial and management reform at the United Nations. " (4) MlUTARY PERSONNEL PARTICIPATING IN MULTINATIONAL FORCES.— ^A description of— "(A) the status under international law of members of multinational forces, including the legal status of such personnel if captured, missing, or detained; "(B) the extent of the risk for United States military personnel who are captured while participating in multinational forces in cases where their captors fail to respect the 1949 Geneva Conventions and other international agreements intended to protect prisoners of war; and "(C) the specific steps that have been taken to protect United States military personnel participating in multinational forces, together (if necessary) with any recommendations for the enactment of legislation to achieve that objective. "(5) HUMAN RIGHTS AND U.N. PEACEKEEPING FORCES. —A description of the efforts by United Nations peacekeeping forces to promote and protect internationaly recognized human rights standards, including the status of investigations in any case of alleged human rights violations during the preceding year by personnel participating in United Nations peacekeeping forces, as well as any action taken in such cases. "(e) DESIGNATED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. —AS used in this section, the term 'designated congressional committees' has the