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providing benefits to the Palestine Liberation Organization or to the South West Africa People’s Organization. The President shall report to the Congress on any

such project for which a portion of the United States

assessed contribution is withheld and the amount withheld.

‘‘(d) Subsections (a)(3) and (b) shall not be construed

as limiting United States contributions to the United

Nations or its specialized agencies for projects whose

primary purpose is to provide humanitarian, educational, developmental, and other nonpolitical benefits.’’

ANNUAL REVIEW FOR PROJECTS PROVIDING POLITICAL

BENEFITS TO PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION;

REPORT TO CONGRESS ON WITHHOLDING OF ASSESSED

CONTRIBUTION

Section 104(c) of Pub. L. 97–241 provided that: ‘‘The

President shall annually review the budgets of the

United Nations and its specialized agencies to determine which projects have the primary purpose of providing political benefit to the Palestine Liberation Organization. The President shall report to the Congress

on any such project for which a portion of the United

States assessed contribution is withheld and the

amount withheld.’’

[Functions of the President under section 104(c) of

Pub. L. 97–241, set out as a note above, delegated to the

Secretary of State, see Ex. Ord. No. 12374, July 28, 1982,

47 F.R. 32903, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12408, Feb. 23,

1983, 48 F.R. 8035.]

LIMIT ON PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS AND

AFFILIATED AGENCIES

Pub. L. 103–236, title IV, §404(b)(1), (2), Apr. 30, 1994,

108 Stat. 447, provided that:

‘‘(1) FISCAL YEARS 1994 AND 1995.—Funds authorized to

be appropriated for ‘Contributions for International

Peacekeeping Activities’ for fiscal years 1994 and 1995

shall not be available for the payment of the United

States assessed contribution for a United Nations

peacekeeping operation in an amount which is greater

than 30.4 percent of the total of all assessed contributions for that operation, notwithstanding the last sentence of the paragraph headed ‘Contributions to International Organizations’ in Public Law 92–544, as amended by section 203 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1976 (22 U.S.C. 287e note).

‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—Funds authorized to

be appropriated for ‘Contributions for International

Peacekeeping Activities’ for any fiscal year after fiscal

year 1995 shall not be available for the payment of the

United States assessed contribution for a United Nations peacekeeping operation in an amount which is

greater than 25 percent of the total of all assessed contributions for that operation.’’

Pub. L. 103–236, title IV, §410, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat.

454, provided that: ‘‘The United States shall not make

any voluntary or assessed contribution—

‘‘(1) to any affiliated organization of the United Nations which grants full membership as a state to any

organization or group that does not have the internationally recognized attributes of statehood, or

‘‘(2) to the United Nations, if the United Nations

grants full membership as a state in the United Nations to any organization or group that does not have

the internationally recognized attributes of statehood,

during any period in which such membership is effective.’’

Pub. L. 92–544, title I, §101, Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1110,

as amended by Pub. L. 94–141, title II, §203, Nov. 29,

1975, 89 Stat. 762; Pub. L. 103–236, title IV, §404(b)(3),

Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 447, provided that: ‘‘After December 31, 1973, no appropriation is authorized and no payment shall be made to the United Nations or any affiliated agency in excess of 25 per centum of the total annual assessment of such organization. Appropriations

are authorized and contributions and payments may be

made to the following organizations and activities notwithstanding that such contributions and payments are

in excess of 25 per centum of the total annual assessment of the respective organization or 331

⁄3 per centum

of the budget for the respective activity: the International Atomic Energy Agency, the joint financing

program of the International Civil Aviation Organization, and contributions for international peacekeeping

activities (other than United Nations peacekeeping operations) conducted through multilateral agreements.’’

UNITED STATES ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION TO THE

UNITED NATIONS

Pub. L. 92–226, pt. IV, §410, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 36,

provided that: ‘‘The Congress strongly urges the President to undertake such negotiations as may be necessary to implement that portion of the recommendations of the Report of the President’s Commission for

the Observance of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the

United Nations (known as the ‘Lodge Commission’)

which proposes that the portion of the regular assessed

costs to be paid by the United States to the United Nations be reduced so that the United States is assessed

in each year not more than 25 per centum of such costs

assessed all members of the United Nations for that

year.’’

CROSS REFERENCES

Consent by State Department to contributions to

international organizations and reports to Congress,

see section 262a of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 287d–1, 289b, 2673

of this title.

§ 287e–1. Housing supplement for certain employees assigned to the United States Mission to

the United Nations

The Secretary of State may, under such regulations as he shall prescribe, and notwithstanding section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and section

5536 of title 5:

(1) Make available to the Representative of

the United States to the United Nations and

the Deputy Permanent Representative of the

United States to the United Nations living

quarters leased or rented by the United States

(for periods not exceeding ten years) and allowances for unusual expenses incident to the

operation and maintenance of such living

quarters similar to those and to be considered

for all purposes as authorized by section 5913

of title 5.

(2) Make available in New York to no more

than 18 foreign service employees of the staff

of the United States Mission to the United Nations, other representatives, and no more than

two employees who serve at the pleasure of

the Representative, living quarters leased or

rented by the United States (for periods not

exceeding ten years). The number of employees to which such quarters will be made available shall be determined by the Secretary and

shall reflect a significant reduction over the

number of persons eligible for housing benefits

as of October 1, 1988. No employee may occupy

a unit under this provision if the unit is owned

by the employee. The Secretary shall require

that each employee occupying housing under

this subsection contribute to the Department

of State a percentage of his or her base salary,

in an amount to be determined by the Secretary of State, toward the cost of such hous-
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1So in original. Probably should be capitalized.

ing. The Secretary may reduce such payments

to the extent of income taxes paid on the

value of the leased or rented quarters any payments made by employees to the Department

of State for occupancy by them of living quarters leased or rented under this section shall

be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account utilized by the Secretary of State for

such lease or rental or to the appropriation,

fund, or account currently available for such

purpose.

(3) provide 1 such allowance as the Secretary

considers appropriate, to each Delegate and

Alternate Delegate of the United States to any

session of the General Assembly of the United

Nations who is not a permanent member of the

staff of the United States Mission to the

United Nations, in order to compensate each

such Delegate or Alternate Delegate for necessary housing and subsistence expenses incurred by him with respect to attending any

such session.

(4) The Inspector General shall review the

program established by this section no later

than December 1989 and periodically thereafter with a view to increasing cost savings

and making other appropriate recommendations.

(Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, §9, as added Pub. L. 93–126,

§15, Oct. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 454; amended Pub. L.

98–164, title II, §215, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1035;

Pub. L. 100–459, title III, §304(b), Oct. 1, 1988, 102

Stat. 2207.)

CODIFICATION

‘‘Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31’’ substituted in introductory text for ‘‘section 3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 3324)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 97–258,

§4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of

which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

‘‘Section 5913 of title 5’’ substituted in par. (1) for

‘‘section 22 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946,

as amended by section 311 of the Overseas Differentials

and Allowances Act’’ on authority of Pub. L. 89–554,

§7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of

which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees.

AMENDMENTS

1988—Pub. L. 100–459, §304(b)(1), (3), substituted reference to Secretary of State for reference to President

in introductory provisions and struck out last sentence

providing that not more than fifty employees, including not more than five employees of the United Stated

Information Agency, could receive an allowance under

par. (1) of this section at any one time.

Par. (1). Pub. L. 100–459, §304(b)(1), (3), added par. (1)

and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows:

‘‘grant any employee of the staff of the United States

Mission to the United Nations designated by the Secretary of State, and any employee of the United States

Information Agency designated by the Director of that

Agency, who is required because of important representational responsibilities to live in the extraordinarily

high-rent area immediately surrounding the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, New York,

an allowance to compensate for the portion of expenses

necessarily incurred by the employee for quarters and

utilities which exceed the average of such expenses necessarily incurred by the employee for quarters and utilities which exceed the average of such expenses incurred by typical, permanent residents of the Metropolitan New York, New York, area with comparable

salary and family size who are not compelled by reason

of their employment to live in such high-rent area;

and’’.

Pars. (2) to (4). Pub. L. 100–459, §304(b)(2), (3), added

par. (2), redesignated former par. (2) as (3) and substituted ‘‘Secretary’’ for ‘‘President’’, and added par.

(4).

1983—Pub. L. 98–164, §215(2), inserted limitation of

five United States Information Agency employees, and

substituted ‘‘fifty’’ for ‘‘forty-five’’.

Par. (1). Pub. L. 98–164, §215(1), inserted provisions relating to applicability to United States Information

Agency employees.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT; TRANSITION

PROVISIONS

Section 304(c) of Pub. L. 100–459 provided that:

‘‘(1) Provisions set forth in this section [amending

this section and section 287e of this title] shall be effective July 1, 1989.

‘‘(2) In the event that taxes paid by an employee on

the benefit provided under subsection (2) of section 9 [22

U.S.C. 287e–1(2)] exceed the contribution amount computed as a percentage of base salary under that subsection, the Department of State may reimburse the

employee up to the amount of such differential for the

period from the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 1,

1988] through July 1, 1989.’’

DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS

Authority of President under this section delegated

to Secretary of State, see section 4(b) of Ex. Ord. No.

11609, July 22, 1971, 36 F.R. 13747, as amended by Ex.

Ord. No. 11779, Apr. 22, 1974, 39 F.R. 14185, set out as a

note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.

§ 287f. Omitted

CODIFICATION

Section, act Oct. 22, 1951, ch. 533, title I, 65 Stat. 577,

which authorized the Department of State to acquire

surplus property for the United Nations and authorized

the reduction of the United States contribution to the

United Nations by the value of the property acquired

and expenses incidental thereto, was from the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1952, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in act Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. III,

title I, 64 Stat. 610.

§ 287g. Authorization of appropriations for loan

to United Nations; restrictions on use of proceeds of loan

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated

to the President, without fiscal-year limitation,

out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise

appropriated, $100,000,000 for a loan to the

United Nations. The proceeds of such loan shall

not be used to relieve members of the United

Nations of their obligation to pay arrearages on

payments of any United Nations assessments,

and shall not be used to reduce regular or special assessments against any such members.

(Pub. L. 87–731, §1, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 695.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of act Dec. 20, 1945,

ch. 583, 59 Stat. 619, known as the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 287h, 287i of this

title.

§ 287h. Limitation on loan

The total amount of money that may be

loaned to the United Nations pursuant to the