S.Amdt. 293

SA 293. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 600, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and international broadcasting activities for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, for the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, for foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 266, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:

SEC. 2736. SUSPENSION OF FUNDS.

In any case in which there is credible evidence of sexual exploitation and abuse in a country by peacekeeping troops participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations and the government of such country is not investigating or punishing such exploitation and abuse, the United States shall suspend payment of peacekeeping funds to the United Nations in an amount proportionate to the operations in that country until the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the United Nations peacekeepers are prosecuted through the judicial systems of such country.