Supporters said the measure was a modest compromise that allowed congress to register its anger over the UN snub without unravelling a long-sought 1999 deal that allows payment of the US arrears in exchange for a lowering of US dues and peacekeeping contributions. The measure, attached to a bill that authorises fiscal 2002 and 2003 spending for the State Department and related agencies, gives UN members time to return the US to the commission at the next vote in May 2002, they said.
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