Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§405 Use of Department of Defense Funds for United States Share of Costs of United Nations Peacekeeping Activities: Limitation
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › CHAPTER 20 — HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE › § 405
Summary
The Department of Defense cannot use its money, directly or by sending it through another U.S. agency, to pay the United Nations for peacekeeping costs or to clear any overdue U.S. payments to the U.N. This ban covers both voluntary payments and payments the United Nations requires as the U.S. share of peacekeeping costs.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §405
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(a)Prohibition on Use of Funds.—
Funds available to the Department of Defense may not be used to make a financial contribution (directly or through another department or agency of the United States) to the United Nations—
(1)for the costs of a United Nations peacekeeping activity; or
(2)for any United States arrearage to the United Nations.
(b)Application of Prohibition.—
The prohibition in subsection (a) applies to voluntary contributions, as well as to contributions pursuant to assessment by the United Nations for the United States share of the costs of a peacekeeping activity.
Legislative History
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 405 was renumbered section 401(e) of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Use of Department of Defense Funds for United Nations Forces Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title XII, § 1231(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2155, provided that: “No funds available to the Department of Defense may be used— “(1) for a monetary contribution to the United Nations for the establishment of a standing international force under the United Nations; or “(2) to assign or detail any member of the Armed Forces to duty with a United Nations Stand By Force.”
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 405
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110