I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1092 
To require the withholding of United States contributions to the United 
Nations until the President certifies that the United Nations is cooper-
ating in the investigation of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2005 
Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. PENCE, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. PETERSON of Min-
nesota, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 
Mr. MATHESON, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. SMITH of New Jer-
sey, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. PAUL, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MCCAUL 
of Texas, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. 
BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hamp-
shire, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. 
CALVERT, Mr. CARTER, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. MARIO 
DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. FOSSELLA, 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. GINGREY, Ms. 
HART, Mr. HERGER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES of North 
Carolina, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. KLINE, Mr. MCHENRY, 
Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. OTTER, 
Mr. REHBERG, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 
SIMPSON, Mr. SODREL, and Mr. TERRY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To require the withholding of United States contributions 
to the United Nations until the President certifies that 
the United Nations is cooperating in the investigation 
of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United Nations Oil- 
for-Food Accountability Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Allegations have been raised of substantial 
fraud and corruption in the administration of the 
Office of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Program of the 
United Nations. 
(2) The United Nations received 2.2 percent of 
the proceeds of the sale of the oil exported from Iraq 
under the oil-for-food program, representing ap-
proximately $1,400,000,000, to fund the administra-
tive costs of the program. 
(3) The Government Accountability Office esti-
mates that during the period from 1997 through 
2002, 
the 
former 
Iraqi 
regime 
received 
$10,100,000,000 in illegal revenues from the oil-for- 
food program, including $5,700,000,000 received 
from oil smuggled out of Iraq and $4,400,000,000 
received from surcharges on oil sales and illicit com-
missions from suppliers exporting goods to Iraq.
(4) Any illicit activity by United Nations offi-
cials, personnel, agents, or contractors, including en-
tities that have entered into contracts under the oil- 
for-food program, is unacceptable and should be 
thoroughly investigated. 
(5) Documents in the files of the former Oil 
Ministry of Iraq indicate that Benon Sevan, the Ex-
ecutive Director of the oil-for-food program, and 
other senior United Nations officials may have been 
connected to an illicit scheme in which approxi-
mately 270 prominent foreign officials, business peo-
ple, and political entities received the right to trade 
in Iraqi oil at below-market prices. 
(6) On April 21, 2004, the United Nations Se-
curity Council adopted Resolution 1538, which es-
tablished a high-level inquiry into allegations regard-
ing the administration of the oil-for-food program. 
The inquiry is being led by Paul Volcker, but the in-
vestigators do not have subpoena power. 
(7) On January 18, 2005, Samir A. Vincent, 
who was acting as an unregistered Iraqi agent, be-
came the first person convicted in connection with 
the oil-for-food program. 
(8) The ability and credibility of the United Na-
tions Security Council to act in matters of war and
peace is threatened by the alleged influence of politi-
cally connected individuals, companies, and institu-
tions of the permanent member states who received 
Iraqi oil contracts. 
(9) The ability and credibility of the United Na-
tions to convey legitimacy to the new Government of 
Iraq and assist in the reconstruction of postwar Iraq 
is hampered by these allegations of United Nations 
corruption and mismanagement in the oil-for-food 
program. 
SEC. 3. OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘oil-for-food program’’ means 
the program established and administered pursuant to 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 (April 14, 
1995) and subsequent United Nations resolutions to per-
mit the sale of petroleum products exported from Iraq and 
to use the revenue generated from such sale for humani-
tarian assistance. 
SEC. 4. PAYMENT OF UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 
UNITED NATIONS REGULAR BUDGET CONTIN-
GENT UPON PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION 
OF UNITED NATIONS COOPERATION. 
(a) WITHHOLDING OF PORTION OF ASSESSED CON-
TRIBUTIONS.—Until the President submits to Congress a 
certification that satisfies the requirements described in