text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``International Rule of Law and 
  Antiterrorism Act of 2003''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds the following:
              (1) It is in the national security interest of the United 
          States to support efforts to restore the rule of law in post-
          conflict and failed countries in order to prevent such 
          countries from becoming safe havens for terrorist organizations 
          and organized crime networks that threaten the security of 
          United States interests, citizens, and its allies.
              (2) The responsibility of a civilian police force within a 
          United Nations international peace operation is to help 
          establish and maintain the rule of law and provide for the 
          security necessary for post-conflict reconstruction to take 
          place.
              (3) The restoration of the rule of law, despite its 
          importance, remains a significant weakness of current United 
          Nations international peace operations.
  
  SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF A PROFESSIONAL UN CIVILIAN POLICE 
                CORPS (UNCPC).
  
      (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
              (1) The creation of a professional United Nations civilian 
          police corps (UNCPC) would--
                      (A) greatly reduce the current need for combat 
                  soldiers to engage in civilian policing activities;
                      (B) allow combat soldiers who are deployed to be 
                  withdrawn earlier from a post-conflict situation 
                  without compromising security;
                      (C) allow the United Nations to more rapidly and 
                  effectively take responsibility for maintaining a 
                  secure environment that allows aid providers to move 
                  forward with relief, development, and democracy-
                  building tasks;
                      (D) permit the United Nations to recruit civilian 
                  police personnel with the appropriate levels of 
                  expertise and training in police procedures and United 
                  Nations international peace operations, as determined 
                  by international standards to be established by the 
                  United Nations member states through negotiations; and
                      (E) institute a system of accountability for 
                  civilian police in United Nations international peace 
                  operations, augmenting present civil disciplinary 
                  procedures with a standard code of conduct and an 
                  enforcement mechanism implemented in collaboration with 
                  United Nations member states.
              (2) The right of the United States to exercise its veto 
          within the United Nations Security Council ensures that no 
          action taken by the United Nations would be detrimental to the 
          interests of the United States.
      (b) Negotiations to Establish a UN Civilian Police Corps.--The 
  President shall--
              (1) direct the United States Permanent Representative to 
          the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
          United States to establish negotiations with the United Nations 
          and United Nations member states to establish a professional 
          United Nations civilian police corps (UNCPC);
              (2) direct the Secretary of State to request that the 
          United Nations Secretariat prepare a report concerning the 
          establishment of a professional United Nations civilian police 
          corps; and
              (3) direct the Secretary of State to work with the United 
          Nations Secretariat and other United Nations member states to 
          establish standards and training programs for international 
          civilian police.
      (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that a 
  professional United Nations civilian police corps established in 
  accordance with subsection (b)--
              (1) should be composed of the appropriate number of law 
          enforcement professionals recruited and employed by the United 
          Nations who are appropriately trained and equipped for civilian 
          policing functions in United Nations international peace 
          operations and available for rapid deployment to such 
          international peace operations as needed;
              (2) should be able to deploy not later than 15 days after 
          the date on which a deployment is authorized pursuant to a 
          United Nations Security Council resolution;
              (3) should be managed by the United Nations Civilian Police 
          Division, established in October 2000 and mandated to plan and 
          support the work of United Nations civilian police officers in 
          United Nations peacekeeping operations; and
              (4) should be given the appropriate resources to do its job 
          properly, including funding, equipment, training, logistical 
          support, and staffing, including support personnel as well as 
          corrections and judicial law enforcement professionals.
  
  SEC. 4. REPORT ON STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS.
  
      Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
  Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall transmit to the 
  Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives 
  and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that 
  contains a detailed description of the progress of negotiations to 
  establish a professional United Nations civilian police corps in 
  accordance with section 3(b).
  
  SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Rule of law.--The term ``rule of law'' means the 
          ability of a country, through institutions and other means, to 
          ensure the security and well being of its citizens through the 
          enforcement of public laws.
              (2) United nations international peace operation.--The term 
          ``United Nations international peace operation'' means a field 
          operation conducted by the United Nations, or under the 
          authority of the United Nations Security Council, for the 
          purpose of implementing a peace agreement, the mandate of which 
          may include establishing a secure post-conflict environment and 
          restoring the rule of law, to enable reconstruction and 
          development efforts to be established and carried out.
target: International Rule of Law and Antiterrorism Act of 2003 - Requires the President to direct: (1) the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) to use the U.S. vote to establish negotiations with the UN to establish a professional UN civilian police corps (UNCPC); (2) the Secretary of State (Secretary) to request that the UN Secretariat prepare a report concerning the UNCPC's establishment; and (3) the Secretary to work with the UN Secretariat and other UN member states to establish standards and training programs for international civilian police.Expresses the sense of Congress that the UNCPC should: (1) be composed of enforcement professionals who are appropriately trained and equipped for civilian policing functions in UN international peace operations and available for rapid deployment to such operations as needed; (2) be able to deploy not later than 15 days after deployment is authorized pursuant to a UN Security Council resolution; (3) be managed by the UN Civilian Police Division (established in October 2000 and mandated to plan and support the work of the UN civilian police officers in UN peacekeeping operations); and (4) be given the appropriate resources to properly do its job.Requires the President to report annually to specified congressional committees on the progress to establish a UNCPC.
feat_title: To facilitate the establishment of a United Nations civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations.