To ensure payment of United States assessments for United Nations peacekeeping operations in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

SA 4458. Mr. BIDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. LIMITATION ON THE UNITED STATES SHARE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(v) For assessments made during calendar years 2005, 2006, and 2007, 27.10 percent.”.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 411 of the Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2005 (title IV of division B of Public Law 108-447; 22 U.S.C. 287e note) is repealed.