SEC. 104. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than August 1, 2020, 
and annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees an unclassified report, which may include a classi-
fied annex, regarding malign influence operations within 
the United Nations system. 
(b) CONTENTS.— Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A list of Member States determined to be 
engaged in malign influence operations within the 
United Nations system. 
(2) Actions inconsistent with the principle of 
impartiality enshrined in the United Nations Char-
ter by the government of these Member States. 
(3) A description of the impact of such oper-
ations on the interests and security of the United 
States. 
SEC. 105. IMPLEMENTATION. 
The President shall direct the United States Perma-
nent Representative to the United Nations to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations to implement the policies specified in sec-
tion 102. 
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SEC. 106. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO MA-
LIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS WITHIN THE 
UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM. 
(a) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United 
States to— 
(1) oppose malign influence operations that are 
or have been engaged in by the governments of 
Member States; and 
(2) promote respect for the impartiality and 
independence of the United Nations system in coun-
tries designated pursuant to subsection (b). 
(b) DESIGNATIONS OF COUNTRIES AS MALIGN GLOB-
AL ACTORS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
REVIEW.—Not later than Sep-
tember 1, 2020, and annually thereafter for four 
years, the President shall review the reports required 
under section 104 to determine whether the govern-
ment of a country included in the most recent such 
report, in addition to any other available evidence or 
information, has engaged in malign influence oper-
ations that threatened the interests or security of 
the United States during the preceding 12 month 
period or since the date of the last review of that 
country under this subparagraph, whichever period 
is longer. The President shall designate each country 
the government of which has engaged in such oper-
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ations that have so threatened the interests or secu-
rity of the United States as a malign global actor. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Whenever 
the President designates a country as a malign glob-
al actor under paragraph (1)(A), the President shall, 
as soon as practicable after such designation is 
made, transmit to the appropriate congressional 
committees such designation, including an expla-
nation for why such designation was made. 
SEC. 107. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF SENIOR LEVEL 
EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED NATIONS. 
No later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees on feasible mecha-
nisms and ongoing efforts to increase the accountability 
of senior level employees of the United Nations. 
TITLE II—SUPPORTING UNITED 
STATES ENGAGEMENT IN THE 
UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM 
SEC. 201. OFFICE OF AMERICAN CITIZENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall es-
tablish an Office of American Citizens as a separate office 
within the Department of State’s Bureau of International 
Organization Affairs (IO). 
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(b) DUTIES.—The Office of American Citizens 
shall— 
(1) advocate for the employment of United 
States citizens by all international organizations of 
which the United States is a member, including the 
United Nations system; 
(2) coordinate the interagency support of non- 
United States candidates for leadership or oversight 
roles within such international organizations when— 
(A) no United States citizen candidate has 
been nominated for election to such a leadership 
role; and 
(B) it is determined that providing such 
support is in the interest of the United States. 
(3) develop and maintain a publicly accessible 
database of open positions at such international or-
ganizations and provide details on how United 
States citizens may submit applications for such po-
sitions; 
(4) communicate regularly with members of 
Congress to solicit the names of qualified candidates 
for such positions; and 
(5) maintain a comprehensive and current list 
of all United States citizens employed by such inter-
national organizations and regularly report to Con-
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gress on the number of such citizens and identify 
any discrimination, prejudice, or perceived bias 
against such citizens seeking to secure such employ-
ment. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The head of the Office of Amer-
ican Citizens shall coordinate all nominations for inter-
national organizations for all agencies of the Federal Gov-
ernment. Agencies of the Federal Government shall rec-
ommend to the head of the Office of American Citizens 
for consideration candidates for election, promotion, or ad-
vocacy within relevant international organizations. 
(d) PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the Office of American Citizens is adequately staffed at 
all times to fulfill its mandate under this Act. 
(e) REPORTING.—The head of the office established 
by this section shall report directly to the Principal Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary within IO. 
SEC. 202. JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS. 
(a) INCREASE IN JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICER 
POSITIONS.—The Secretary of State shall increase by not 
fewer than 50 percent the number of Junior Professional 
Officer positions sponsored by the United States within 
the United Nations system over the number of such posi-
tions so sponsored as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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(b) COORDINATION.—Not later than December 31 of 
each year, the head of each bureau of the Department of 
State shall provide the head of the Office of American Citi-
zens of the Department information regarding the amount 
of funding each such bureau has designated during the 
immediately preceding fiscal year for Junior Professional 
Officer positions in the United Nations system and the 
number of such positions that exist as of such fiscal year. 
TITLE III—TRANSPARENCY AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
FOR 
UNITED STATES CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO THE UNITED NA-
TIONS 
SEC. 301. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) As underscored by repeated revelations of 
waste, fraud, and abuse, oversight and account-
ability mechanisms within the United Nations sys-
tem remain deficient, despite decades of reform at-
tempts, including those initiated by Secretaries Gen-
eral of the United Nations. 
(2) Notwithstanding the personal intentions of 
any Secretary General of the United Nations to pro-
mote institutional transparency and accountability 
within the United Nations system, the Secretary 
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General lacks the power to impose far reaching man-
agement reforms without the concurrence of the 
General Assembly. 
(3) The United Nations Office of Internal Over-
sight Services (OIOS) is tasked with providing 
transparency and accountability to Member States. 
(4) The United States successfully led efforts 
within the General Assembly to expand OIOS, re-
sulting in increased independence of the office and 
an enhanced ability to expose fraud, waste, abuse, 
and other misconduct. 
(5) However, to an unacceptable degree, major 
donor states, including the United States, lack ac-
cess to reasonably detailed, reliable information on 
the use of funding made available through single- 
country trust funds, as well as the outcomes and re-
sults stemming from United Nations activities that 
would allow them to determine the overall perform-
ance of the United Nations system. 
SEC. 302. ANNUAL REPORT ON FINANCIAL CONTRIBU-
TIONS. 
Subsection (b) of section 4 of the United Nations 
Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 
the following: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required under 
this subsection shall set forth, for the fiscal year 
covered by such report, information relating to the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The total amount of all United States 
contributions to international organizations in 
which the United States participates as a mem-
ber. 
‘‘(B) The approximate percentage of 
United States contributions to each inter-
national organization, when compared with all 
contributions to any such international organi-
zation, from any source. 
‘‘(C) For each such United States con-
tribution, information relating to the following: 
‘‘(i) The amount of such contribution. 
‘‘(ii) A description of such contribu-
tion (including whether assessed or vol-
untary). 
‘‘(iii) The department or agency of the 
United States Government responsible for 
such contribution. 
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‘‘(iv) The purpose of such contribu-
tion. 
‘‘(v) An identification of the inter-
national organization, receiving such con-
tribution. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 
Not later than 14 days after submitting each report 
required under this subsection, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall post a pub-
lic version of such report on a text-based, searchable, 
and publicly available internet website.’’. 
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