mr. chairman , i yield myself such time as i may consume .  i rise for a few brief moments to speak on behalf of title vi of this bill which calls for far-reaching reforms in the areas of planning , management , conduct and accountability of peacekeeping operations within the united nations .  it does , as the gentleman from california said quite accurately , it does involve some tough love and the potential for withholding support for the creation of new or expanded peacekeeping missions if the u.n .  does not implement the most basic yet critically important reforms that are called for .  as i have said before , the power of the purse is the power of the american people .  while title iv of the peacekeeping reforms of this bill do not cut peacekeeping funds , they do withhold the expansion of any u.s. involvement in peacekeeping operations if these reforms are not enacted .  the need for the reforms are obvious .  the congo in this last calendar year , u.n .  peacekeepers and civilian personnel stand accused of widespread sexual exploitation of refugees in the democratic republic of congo .  in eritrea in 2005 , u.n .  peacekeeping staff ran up more than $ 500 , 000 of unpaid international calls .  in burundi in 2004 , two u.n .  peacekeepers were suspended following allegations of sexual misconduct .  in sierra leone in 2003 , u.n .  peacekeepers were accused by human rights watch of systematic rape of women , and the list goes on and on and on .  the need for reform is real .  i am pleased to say there is broad agreement about the need for reform .  in fact , the united nations special committee on peacekeeping operations has endorsed specifically all seven of the reforms that are included in this legislation .  in fact , those reforms have been endorsed by prince zeid of jordan , the secretary general 's special advisor on sexual exploitation and abuse , and all but one , the signature of an oath , have already been adopted by the u.n .  special committee .  according to officials at the u.n. , most of these reforms are expected to be in place by the end of july 2005 .  five of the peacekeeping reforms under this title are linked to immediate withholding of support for new and expanded missions .  they are : the adoption of a uniform code of conduct ; the training of peacekeeping personnel on that code of conduct ; the signature of an oath to abide by the code of conduct ; design of programs to explain prohibited acts to host populations so there would be greater accountability for the behavior of peacekeepers ; and the creation of a centralized database to track these areas of misconduct .  once again i say that officials at the u.n .  believe that most of these reforms will be in place in a matter of weeks , so it is difficult to understand how requiring these reforms before any additional u.s. missions are approved under peacekeeping operations is a little hard to understand .  two additional reforms are equally critical , but may require more time to implement : the adoption of a model memorandum of understanding ; and the establishment of an independent investigative audit that functions for peacekeeping missions .  these are all part and parcel of restoring the credibility of the good work that u.n .  peacekeepers have done throughout the past 60 years , and it is central to the principle of the henry j. hyde u.n .  reform act that we stand , even with tough love , for the idea that we use the power of the purse , which is the power of the american people , in this case the threat of withholding additional missions to the united nations under peacekeeping operations to demand that these necessary reforms are implemented .  