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Union Calendar No. 68 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2745 
[Report No. 109–120] 
To reform the United Nations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2005 
Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. PENCE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
JUNE 10, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 7, 2005] 
A BILL 
To reform the United Nations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform Act of 2005’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Statement of Congress. 
TITLE I—MISSION AND BUDGET OF THE UNITED NATIONS 
Sec. 101. United States financial contributions to the United Nations. 
Sec. 102. Weighted voting. 
Sec. 103. Budget certification requirements. 
Sec. 104.
Accountability. 
Sec. 105. Terrorism and the United Nations. 
Sec. 106. United Nations treaty bodies. 
Sec. 107. Equality at the United Nations. 
Sec. 108. Report on United Nations reform. 
Sec. 109. Report on United Nations personnel. 
TITLE II—HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COUNCIL (ECOSOC) 
Sec. 201. Human rights. 
Sec. 202. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 
TITLE III—INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY 
Sec. 301. International Atomic Energy Agency. 
Sec. 302. Sense of Congress regarding the Nuclear Security Action Plan of the 
IAEA. 
TITLE IV—PEACEKEEPING 
Sec. 401. Sense of Congress regarding reform of United Nations peacekeeping op-
erations. 
Sec. 402. Statement of policy relating to reform of United Nations peacekeeping 
operations. 
Sec. 403. Certification. 
TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
Sec. 501. Positions for United States citizens at international organizations. 
Sec. 502. Budget justification for regular assessed budget of the United Nations. 
Sec. 503. Review and report. 
Sec. 504. Government Accountability Office. 
TITLE VI—CERTIFICATIONS AND WITHHOLDING OF 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
Sec. 601. Certifications and withholding of contributions.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act:
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on International Relations 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ means an 
individual who is employed in the general services, 
professional staff, or senior management of the United 
Nations, including contractors and consultants. 
(3) GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.—The term ‘‘General 
Assembly’’ means the General Assembly of the United 
Nations. 
(4) MEMBER STATE.—The term ‘‘Member State’’ 
means a Member State of the United Nations. Such 
term is synonymous with the term ‘‘country’’. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
(6) SECRETARY GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Secretary 
General’’ means the Secretary General of the United 
Nations. 
(7) SECURITY
COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Security 
Council’’ means the Security Council of the United 
Nations. 
(8) SPECIALIZED
AGENCIES
AND
SPECIALIZED 
AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS.—The terms ‘‘spe-
cialized agencies’’ and ‘‘specialized agencies of the 
United Nations’’ mean—
(A) the Food and Agriculture Organization 
(FAO); 
(B) the International Atomic Energy Agen-
cy (IAEA); 
(C) the International Civil Aviation Orga-
nization (ICAO); 
(D) the International Fund for Agricultural 
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); 
(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 Organi-
zation (WIPO). 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS. 
Congress declares that, in light of recent history, it is 
incumbent upon the United Nations to enact significant re-
form measures if it is to restore the public trust and con-
fidence 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. 
TITLE I—MISSION AND BUDGET 
OF THE UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 101. 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 
(B) shift funding mechanisms of certain or-
ganizational 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 fol-
lowing 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 fu-
ture biennial budgets of the United Nations, as agreed 
to by the General Assembly, reflect the shift in fund-
ing mechanisms described in paragraph (1)(B) and 
the redirection of funds described in paragraph (2). 
(4) CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAMS.—The 
organizational programs referred to in paragraph 
(1)(B) are the following: 
(A) Economic and social affairs. 
(B) Least-developed countries, landlocked 
developing countries and small island developing 
States.
(C) United Nations support for the New 
Partnership for Africa’s Development. 
(D) Trade and development. 
(E) International Trade Center UNCTAD/
WTO. 
(F) Environment. 
(G) Human settlements. 
(H) Crime prevention and criminal justice. 
(I) International drug control. 
(J) Economic and social development in Af-
rica. 
(K) Economic and social development in 
Asia and the Pacific. 
(L) Economic development in Europe. 
(M) Economic and social development in in 
Latin America and the Caribbean. 
(N) Economic and social development in 
Western Asia. 
(O) Regular program of technical coopera-
tion. 
(P) Development account. 
(Q) Protection of and assistance to refugees. 
(R) Palestine refugees. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION WITH RESPECT TO THE REG-
ULAR ASSESSED BUDGET OF THE UNITED NATIONS.—Sub-
ject to the amendment made by subsection (c), the Secretary 
of State is authorized to make contributions toward the 
amount assessed to the United States by the United Nations 
for the purpose of funding the regular assessed budget of 
the United Nations. 
(c) UNITED STATES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
THE UNITED NATIONS.—Section 11 of the United Nations 
Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e–3) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 11. UNITED STATES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
THE UNITED NATIONS. 
‘‘(a) POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES RELATING TO 
THE REGULAR ASSESSED BUDGET OF THE UNITED NA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall direct 
the United States Permanent Representative to the 
United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence 
of the United States at the United Nations to— 
‘‘(A) pursue a streamlined, efficient, and 
accountable regular assessed budget of the United 
Nations; and 
‘‘(B) shift funding mechanisms of certain 
organizational programs of the United Nations 
specified under paragraph (2) of subsection (c)
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 
conferences services. 
‘‘(3) FUTURE BIENNIUM BUDGETS.— The Presi-
dent shall direct the United States Permanent Rep-
resentative to the United Nations to use the voice, 
vote, and influence of the United States at the United 
Nations to ensure that the shifting of funding mecha-
nisms under paragraph (1)(B) and redirecting of con-
tributions under paragraph (2) be reflected in future 
resolutions agreed to by the General Assembly for the 
regular assessed budget of the United Nations for the 
period of a current biennium. To achieve the policies 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the United 
States Permanent Representative to the United Na-
tions shall withhold the support of the United States 
for a consensus for such budget until such time as 
such budget is reflective of such policies. 
‘‘(b) 22 PERCENT LIMITATION.—In accordance with 
section 601 of the Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform 
Act of 2005, the Secretary may not make a contribution 
to a regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Na-
tions in an amount greater than 22 percent of the amount 
calculable under subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL DUES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For annual dues paid by the 
United States to the United Nations each fiscal year, 
the percentage specified in subsection (b) shall be mul-
tiplied by one-half of the amount of the regularly as-
sessed budget of the United Nations for a current bi-
ennial period, as agreed to by resolution of the Gen-
eral Assembly. 
‘‘(2) CALCULATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 
ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR REDIRECTION.—The 
percentage specified in subsection (b) shall be multi-
plied by one-half of the sum of amounts budgeted by 
resolution of the General Assembly for a current bien-
nial period for the following certain organizational 
programs: 
‘‘(A) Economic and social affairs.
‘‘(B) Least-developed countries, landlocked 
developing countries and small island developing 
States. 
‘‘(C) United Nations support for the New 
Partnership for Africa’s Development. 
‘‘(D) Trade and development. 
‘‘(E) International Trade Center UNCTAD/
WTO. 
‘‘(F) Environment. 
‘‘(G) Human settlements. 
‘‘(H) Crime prevention and criminal jus-
tice. 
‘‘(I) International drug control. 
‘‘(J) Economic and social development in 
Africa. 
‘‘(K) Economic and social development in 
Asia and the Pacific. 
‘‘(L) Economic development in Europe. 
‘‘(M) Economic and social development in 
in Latin America and the Caribbean. 
‘‘(N) Economic and social development in 
Western Asia. 
‘‘(O) Regular program of technical coopera-
tion. 
‘‘(P) Development account.
‘‘(Q) Protection of and assistance to refu-
gees. 
‘‘(R) Palestine refugees. 
‘‘(3) REDIRECTION OF FUNDS.—Of amounts ap-
propriated for contributions towards payment of reg-
ular assessed dues to the United Nations for 2008 and 
each subsequent year, if the funding mechanisms of 
one or more of the organizational programs of the 
United Nations specified in paragraph (2) have not 
been shifted from the regular assessed budget to volun-
tarily funded programs in accordance with subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall ensure that such amounts 
in each such fiscal year that are specified for each 
such organizational program pursuant to the resolu-
tion agreed to by the General Assembly for the regular 
assessed budget of the United Nations for the period 
of a current biennium are redirected from payment of 
the assessed amount for the regular assessed budget as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) Subject to not less than 30 days prior 
notification to Congress, the Secretary shall ex-
pend an amount, not to exceed 40 percent of the 
amount specified for each such organizational 
program pursuant to the resolution agreed to by 
the General Assembly for the regular assessed
budget of the United Nations for the period of a 
current biennium, as a contribution to an eligi-
ble organizational program specified in para-
graph (4). 
‘‘(B) Subject to not less than 30 days prior 
notification to Congress, the Secretary shall ex-
pend the remaining amounts under this para-
graph to voluntarily funded United Nations spe-
cialized agencies, funds, or programs. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE
ORGANIZATIONAL
PROGRAMS.—
The eligible organizational programs referred to in 
paragraph (3)(A) for redirection of funds under such 
paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) Internal oversight. 
‘‘(B) Human rights. 
‘‘(C) Humanitarian assistance. 
‘‘(D) An organizational program specified 
in subparagraphs (A) through (P) of paragraph 
(2), subject to paragraph (5). 
‘‘(5) EXPENDITURE OF REMAINING AMOUNTS TO 
CERTAIN ORGANIZATION PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(A) VOLUNTARY
CONTRIBUTION.—Subject 
to not less than 30 days prior notification to 
Congress and the limitation specified under sub-
paragraph (B), the Secretary is authorized to
make a voluntary contribution to an organiza-
tional program of the United Nations specified 
in subparagraphs (A) through (P) of paragraph 
(2) of any amounts not contributed in a fiscal 
year to an eligible organizational program speci-
fied in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (4). 
‘‘(B) 10 
PERCENT
LIMITATION.—A vol-
untary contribution under subparagraph (A) to 
an organizational program of the United Na-
tions specified in subparagraphs (A) through (P) 
of paragraph (2) may not exceed 10 percent of 
the total contribution made under paragraph 
(3)(A). 
‘‘(d) FURTHER CALCULATION WITH RESPECT
TO 
BUDGETS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND GENERAL AS-
SEMBLY AFFAIRS AND CONFERENCE SERVICES.—
‘‘(1) 22 PERCENT
LIMITATION.—The Secretary 
may not make a contribution to a regularly assessed 
biennial budget of the United Nations in an amount 
greater than 22 percent of the amount calculable 
under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL DUES EACH FISCAL YEAR.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For annual dues paid 
by the United States to the United Nations each
fiscal year, the percentage specified in paragraph 
(1) shall be multiplied by one-half of the amount 
of the regularly assessed budget of the United Na-
tions for a current biennial period, as agreed to 
by resolution of the General Assembly. 
‘‘(B) CALCULATION WITH RESPECT TO PUB-
LIC INFORMATION AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY AF-
FAIRS
AND
CONFERENCE
SERVICES.—With re-
spect to such United States annual dues, the per-
centage specified in paragraph (1) shall be mul-
tiplied by one-half of the sum of amounts budg-
eted by resolution of the General Assembly for the 
2004–2005 biennial period for the following or-
ganizational programs: 
‘‘(i) Public Information. 
‘‘(ii) General Assembly affairs and 
conferences services. 
‘‘(C) REDIRECTION OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The President shall 
direct the United States Permanent Rep-
resentative to the United Nations to make 
every effort, including the withholding of 
United States support for a consensus budg-
et of the United Nations, to reduce the budg-
ets of the organizational programs specified
in subparagraph (B) for 2007 by ten per-
cent against the budgets of such organiza-
tional programs for the 2004–2005 biennial 
period. If the budgets of such organizational 
programs are not so reduced, 20 percent the 
amount determined under subparagraph 
(B) for contributions towards payment of 
regular assessed dues for 2007 shall be redi-
rected from payment for the amount as-
sessed for United States annual contribu-
tions to the regular assessed budget of the 
United Nations. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIFIC
AMOUNTS.—The Sec-
retary shall make the amount determined 
under clause (i) available as a contribution 
to an eligible organizational program speci-
fied in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
paragraph (4) of subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO 2008–2009 BIEN-
NIAL PERIOD AND SUBSEQUENT BIENNIAL PERIODS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall di-
rect the United States Permanent Representative 
to the United Nations to make every effort, in-
cluding the withholding of United States support 
for a consensus budget of the United Nations, to
reduce the budgets of the organizational pro-
grams specified in subparagraph (B) of para-
graph (2) for the 2008–2009 biennial period and 
each subsequent biennial period by 20 percent 
against the budgets of such organizational pro-
grams for the 2004–2005 biennial period. 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—In accordance with 
section 601, a certification shall be required that 
certifies that the reduction in budgets described 
in subparagraph (A) has been implemented.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (c) shall take effect and apply beginning on October 
1, 2006. 
SEC. 102. WEIGHTED VOTING. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to actively 
pursue weighted voting with respect to all budgetary and 
financial matters in the Administrative and Budgetary 
Committee and in the General Assembly in accordance with 
the level of the financial contribution of a Member State 
to the regular assessed budget of the United Nations. 
SEC. 103. BUDGET CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—In accordance with section 601, 
a certification shall be required that certifies that the condi-
tions described in subsection (b) have been satisfied.
(b) CONDITIONS.—The conditions under this sub-
section are the following: 
(1) NEW BUDGET PRACTICES FOR THE UNITED 
NATIONS.—The United Nations is implementing 
budget practices that—
(A) require the maintenance of a budget not 
in excess of the level agreed to by the General As-
sembly at the beginning of each United Nations 
budgetary biennium, unless increases are agreed 
to by consensus and do not exceed ten percent; 
and 
(B) require the identification of expendi-
tures by the United Nations by functional cat-
egories such as personnel, travel, and equipment. 
(2) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—
(A) EXISTING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
General and the Director General of each special-
ized agency have used their existing authorities 
to require program managers within the United 
Nations Secretariat and the Secretariats of the 
specialized agencies to conduct evaluations in ac-
cordance with the standardized methodology re-
ferred to in subparagraph (B) of—
(i) United Nations programs approved 
by the General Assembly; and