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TITLE 
XII—HENRY 
J. 
HYDE 
UNITED 
NATIONS 
REFORM 
ACT OF 2005
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Henry J. Hyde United 
Nations Reform Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 1202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ means 
an individual who is employed in the general serv-
ices, professional staff, or senior management of the 
United Nations, including contractors and consult-
ants. 
(2) GENERAL ASSEMBLY.—The term ‘‘General 
Assembly’’ means the General Assembly of the 
United Nations. 
(3) MEMBER
STATE.—The term ‘‘Member 
State’’ means a Member State of the United Na-
tions. Such term is synonymous with the term 
‘‘country’’. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
(5) SECRETARY
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary General’’ means the Secretary General of the 
United Nations.
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(6) SECURITY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Security 
Council’’ means the Security Council of the United 
Nations. 
(7) SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND SPECIALIZED 
AGENCIES
OF
THE
UNITED
NATIONS.—The terms 
‘‘specialized agencies’’ and ‘‘specialized agencies of 
the United Nations’’ mean—
(A) the Food and Agriculture Organization 
(FAO); 
(B) the International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA); 
(C) the International Civil Aviation Orga-
nization (ICAO); 
(D) the International Fund for Agricul-
tural Development (IFAD); 
(E) the International Labor Organization 
(ILO); 
(F) the International Maritime Organiza-
tion (IMO); 
(G) the International Telecommunication 
Union (ITU); 
(H) the United Nations Educational, Sci-
entific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); 
(I) the United Nations Industrial Develop-
ment Organization (UNIDO);
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(J) the Universal Postal Union (UPU); 
(K) 
the 
World 
Health 
Organization 
(WHO) and its regional agencies; 
(L) the World Meteorological Organization 
(WMO); and 
(M) the World Intellectual Property Orga-
nization (WIPO). 
SEC. 1203. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS. 
Congress declares that, in light of recent history, it 
is incumbent upon the United Nations to enact significant 
reform measures if it is to restore the public trust and 
confidence necessary for it to achieve the laudable goals 
set forth in its Charter. To this end, the following Act 
seeks to reform the United Nations. 
Subtitle A—Mission and Budget of 
the United Nations 
SEC. 1211. UNITED STATES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
THE UNITED NATIONS. 
(a) STATEMENTS OF POLICY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the policy of the 
United States to use its voice, vote, and influence at 
the United Nations to—
(A) pursue a streamlined, efficient, and ac-
countable regular assessed budget of the United 
Nations; and
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(B) shift funding mechanisms of certain 
organizational programs of the United Nations 
specified under paragraph (4) from the regular 
assessed budget to voluntarily funded programs. 
(2) UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS.—It shall 
be the policy of the United States to—
(A) redirect United States contributions to 
the United Nations to achieve the policy objec-
tives described in paragraph (1)(B); and 
(B) redirect a portion of funds from the 
following organizational programs to pursue the 
policy objectives described in paragraph (1)(A): 
(i) Public Information. 
(ii) General Assembly affairs and con-
ference services. 
(3) FUTURE BIENNIUM BUDGETS.—It shall be 
the policy of the United States to use its voice, vote, 
and influence at the United Nations to ensure that 
future biennial budgets of the United Nations, as 
agreed to by the General Assembly, reflect the shift 
in funding mechanisms described in paragraph 
(1)(B) and the redirection of funds described in 
paragraph (2).