§ 3422. — Participation of United States personnel in the Multinational Force and Observers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC3422]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 49--SUPPORT OF PEACE TREATY BETWEEN EGYPT AND ISRAEL
SUBCHAPTER II--MULTINATIONAL FORCE AND OBSERVERS PARTICIPATION
Sec. 3422. Participation of United States personnel in the
Multinational Force and Observers
(a) Participation by United States Armed Forces; maximum limit on the
number of members
(1) Subject to the limitations contained in this subchapter, the
President is authorized to assign, under such terms and conditions as he
may determine, members of the United States Armed Forces to participate
in the Multinational Force and Observers.
(2) The Congress declares that the participation of the military
personnel of other countries in the Multinational Force and Observers is
essential to maintain the international character of the peacekeeping
function in the Sinai. Accordingly--
(A) before the President assigns or details members of the
United States Armed Forces to the Multinational Force and Observers,
he shall notify the Congress of the names of the other countries
that have agreed to provide military personnel for the Multinational
Force and Observers, the number of military personnel to be provided
by each country, and the functions to be performed by such
personnel; and
(B) if a country withdraws from the Multinational Force and
Observers with the result that the military personnel of less than
four foreign countries remain, every possible effort must be made by
the United States to find promptly a country to replace that
country.
(3) Members of the United States Armed Forces, and United States
civilian personnel, who are assigned, detailed, or otherwise provided to
the Multinational Force and Observers may perform only those functions
or responsibilities which are specified for United Nations Forces and
Observers in the Treaty of Peace and in accordance with the Protocol.
(4) The number of members of the United States Armed Forces who are
assigned or detailed by the United States Government to the
Multinational Force and Observers may not exceed one thousand two
hundred at any one time.
(b) Participation by civilian personnel
Subject to the limitations contained in this subchapter, the
President is authorized to provide, under such terms and conditions as
he may determine, United States civilian personnel to participate as
observers in the Multinational Force and Observers.
(c) Status of United States personnel
The status of United States Government personnel assigned to the
Multinational Force and Observers under subsection (a)(1) or (b) of this
section shall be as provided in section 2389 of this title.
(Pub. L. 97-132, Sec. 3, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1693.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3424 of this title.
