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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) the term ‘principles of economic justice’ means the
following principles:
‘‘(A) Increasing the representation of individuals from
underrepresented religious groups in the workforce, includ-
ing managerial, supervisory, administrative, clerical, and
technical jobs.
‘‘(B) Providing adequate security for the protection of
minority employees at the workplace.
‘‘(C) Banning provocative sectarian or political emblems
from the workplace.
‘‘(D) Providing that all job openings be advertised pub-
licly and providing that special recruitment efforts be made
to attract applicants from underrepresented religious
groups.
‘‘(E) Providing that layoff, recall, and termination
procedures do not favor a particular religious group.
‘‘(F) Abolishing job reservations, apprenticeship restric-
tions, and differential employment criteria which discrimi-
nate on the basis of religion.
‘‘(G) Providing for the development of training pro-
grams that will prepare substantial numbers of minority
employees for skilled jobs, including the expansion of exist-
ing programs and the creation of new programs to train,
upgrade, and improve the skills of minority employees.
‘‘(H) Establishing procedures to assess, identify, and
actively recruit minority employees with the potential for
further advancement.
‘‘(I) Providing for the appointment of a senior manage-
ment staff member to be responsible for the employment
efforts of the entity and, within a reasonable period of
time, the implementation of the principles described in
subparagraphs (A) through (H).’’.
SEC. 1812. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO JERUSALEM
AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated by section 1101(4) of this Act for
‘‘Security and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad’’, $25,000,000 for
the fiscal year 1998 and $75,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are
authorized to be appropriated for the construction of a United
States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSULATE IN JERUSA-
LEM.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act should be expended for the operation of a United States con-
sulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem unless such consulate
or diplomatic facility is under the supervision of the United States
Ambassador to Israel.
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICATIONS.—None
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be
available for the publication of any official government document
which lists countries and their capital cities unless the publication
identifies Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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(d) RECORD OF PLACE OF BIRTH AS ISRAEL FOR PASSPORT PUR-
POSES.—For purposes of the registration of birth, certification of
nationality, or issuance of a passport of a United States citizen
born in the city of Jerusalem, the Secretary of State shall, upon
the request of the citizen, record the place of birth as Israel.
SEC. 1813. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION IN IRAQ.
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR JUSTICE IN IRAQ.—There are authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998, $3,000,000 for assistance
to an international commission to establish an international record
for the criminal culpability of Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi
officials and for an international criminal tribunal established for
the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and punishing Saddam Hus-
sein and other Iraqi officials responsible for crimes against human-
ity, genocide, and other violations of international law.
(b) ASSISTANCE
TO
THE DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION
IN IRAQ.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998,
$15,000,000 to provide support for democratic opposition forces
in Iraq, of which—
(1) not more than $10,000,000 shall be for assistance to
the democratic opposition, including leadership organization,
training political cadre, maintaining offices, disseminating
information, and developing and implementing agreements
among opposition elements; and
(2) not more than $5,000,000 of the funds made available
under this subsection shall be available only for grants to
RFE/RL, Incorporated, for surrogate radio broadcasting by RFE/
RL, Incorporated, to the Iraqi people in the Arabic language,
such broadcasts to be designated as ‘‘Radio Free Iraq’’.
(c) ASSISTANCE FOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND RECONSTRUC-
TION.—There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998,
$20,000,000 for the relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of peo-
ple living in Iraq, and communities located in Iraq, who are not
under the control of the Saddam Hussein regime.
(d) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated by
this section shall be provided in addition to amounts otherwise
made available and shall remain available until expended.
(e) NOTIFICATION.—All assistance provided pursuant to this
section shall be notified to Congress in accordance with the proce-
dures applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 634A
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(f ) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Funds made available to carry
out the provisions of this section may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law.
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Broadcasting
Board of Governors of the United States Information Agency shall
submit a detailed report to Congress describing—
(1) the costs, implementation, and plans for the establish-
ment of an international war crimes tribunal described in
subsection (a);
(2) the establishment of a political assistance program,
and the surrogate broadcasting service, as described in
subsection (b); and
(3) the humanitarian assistance program described in
subsection (c).
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SEC. 1814. DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF
SERBIA.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States stands as the beacon of democracy
and freedom in the world.
(2) A stable and democratic Republic of Serbia is important
to the interests of the United States, the international commu-
nity, and to peace in the Balkans.
(3) Democratic forces in the Republic of Serbia are begin-
ning to emerge, notwithstanding the efforts of Europe’s longest-
standing communist dictator, Slobodan Milosevic.
(4) The Serbian authorities have sought to continue to
hinder the growth of free and independent news media in
the Republic of Serbia, in particular the broadcast news media,
and have harassed journalists performing their professional
duties.
(5) Under Slobodan Milosevic, the political opposition in
Serbia has been denied free, fair, and equal opportunity to
participate in the democratic process.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress
that—
(1) the United States, the international community, non-
governmental organizations, and the private sector should con-
tinue to promote the building of democratic institutions and
civic society in the Republic of Serbia, help strengthen the
independent news media, and press for the Government of
the Republic of Serbia to respect the rule of law; and
(2) the normalization of relations between the ‘‘Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia’’ (Serbia and Montenegro) and the
United States requires, among other things, that President
Milosevic and the leadership of Serbia—
(A) promote the building of democratic institutions,
including strengthening the independent news media and
respecting the rule of law;
(B) promote the respect for human rights throughout
the ‘‘Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’’ (Serbia and Montene-
gro); and
(C) promote and encourage free, fair, and equal condi-
tions for the democratic opposition in Serbia.
SEC. 1815. FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER CHAPTER 4 OF PART II
OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.
Not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available under chapter
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2346; relating to the economic support fund), for fiscal years 1998
and 1999 to carry out the programs and activities under the Cuban
Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22
U.S.C. 6021 et seq.) and the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22
U.S.C. 6001 et seq.).
SEC. 1816. FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR PROMOTE
ABORTION; 
FORCED 
ABORTION 
IN 
THE 
PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) RESTRICTION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS
THAT PERFORM OR ACTIVELY PROMOTE ABORTIONS.—
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‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS.—
‘‘(A) Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or any
other provision of law, no funds appropriated for population
planning activities or other population assistance may be
made available for any foreign private, nongovernmental,
or multilateral organization until the organization certifies
that it will not, during the period for which the funds
are made available, perform abortions in any foreign coun-
try, except where the life of the mother would be endan-
gered if the pregnancy were carried to term or in cases
of forcible rape or incest.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) may not be construed to apply
to the treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by legal
or illegal abortions or to assistance provided directly to
the government of a country.
‘‘(2) LOBBYING
ACTIVITIES.—(A) Notwithstanding section
614 of this Act or any other provision of law, no funds appro-
priated for population planning activities or other population
assistance may be made available for any foreign private, non-
governmental, or multilateral organization until the organiza-
tion certifies that it will not, during the period for which the
funds are made available, violate the laws of any foreign coun-
try concerning the circumstances under which abortion is per-
mitted, regulated, or prohibited, or engage in any activity or
effort to alter the laws or governmental policies of any foreign
country concerning the circumstances under which abortion
is permitted, regulated, or prohibited.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to activities in
opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
‘‘(3) APPLICATION TO FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS.—The prohibi-
tions of this subsection apply to funds made available to a
foreign organization either directly or as a subcontractor or
subgrantee, and the certifications required by paragraphs (1)
and (2) apply to activities in which the organization engages
either directly or through a subcontractor or subgrantee.’’.
(b) Section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) LIMITATION RELATING TO FORCED ABORTIONS IN THE PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.—Notwithstanding section 614 of this
Act or any other provision of law, no funds may be made available
for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in any fiscal
year unless the President certifies that—
‘‘(1) UNFPA has terminated all activities in the People’s
Republic of China, and the United States has received assur-
ances that UNFPA will conduct no such activities during the
fiscal year for which the funds are to be made available; or
‘‘(2) during the 12 months preceding such certification there
have been no abortions as the result of coercion associated
with the family planning policies of the national government
or other governmental entities within the People’s Republic
of China.
As used in this section, the term ‘coercion’ includes physical duress
or abuse, destruction or confiscation of property, loss of means
of livelihood, or severe psychological pressure.’’.
(c) The President may waive the provisions of section 104(h)(1)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, pertaining
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to population assistance to foreign organizations that perform abor-
tions in foreign countries, for any fiscal year: Provided, That if
the President exercises the waiver provided by this subsection for
any fiscal year, not to exceed $356,000,000 may be made available
for population planning activities or other population assistance
for such fiscal year: Provided further, That the limitation in the
previous proviso includes all funds for programs and activities
designed to control fertility or to reduce or delay childbirths or
pregnancies, irrespective of the heading under which such funds
are made available.
DIVISION C—UNITED NATIONS REFORM
TITLE XX—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘United Nations Reform
Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
(2) DESIGNATED SPECIALIZED AGENCY DEFINED.—The term
‘‘designated specialized agency’’ means the International Labor
Organization, the World Health Organization, and the Food
and Agriculture Organization.
(3) GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.—The term ‘‘General Assembly’’
means the General Assembly of the United Nations.
(4) SECRETARY GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Secretary General’’
means the Secretary General of the United Nations.
(5) SECURITY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Security Council’’ means
the Security Council of the United Nations.
(6) UNITED NATIONS MEMBER.—The term ‘‘United Nations
member’’ means any country that is a member of the United
Nations.
(7) UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATION.—The term
‘‘United Nations peacekeeping operation’’ means any United
Nations-led operation to maintain or restore international peace
or security that—
(A) is authorized by the Security Council; and
(B) is paid for from assessed contributions of United
Nations members that are made available for peacekeeping
activities.
SEC. 2003. NONDELEGATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
The Secretary of State may not delegate the authority in this
division to make any certification.
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TITLE XXI—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 2101. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated under the heading ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’ $901,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$900,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State
to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities
in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States with
respect to international organizations and to carry out other
authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
(b) NO GROWTH BUDGET.—Of the funds made available for
fiscal year 1999 under subsection (a), $80,000,000 may be made
available only after the Secretary of State certifies that the United
Nations has taken no action during calendar year 1998 to increase
funding for any United Nations program without identifying an
offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget of
$2,533,000,000 and cause the United Nations to exceed that budget.
(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS.—
(1) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Twenty percent of the funds
made available in each fiscal year under subsection (a) for
the assessed contribution of the United States to the United
Nations shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure until
a certification is made under paragraph (2).
(2) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under this paragraph
is a certification by the Secretary of State in the fiscal year
concerned that the following conditions are satisfied:
(A) ACTION
BY
THE
UNITED
NATIONS.—The United
Nations—
(i) has met the requirements of paragraphs (1)
through (6) of section 401(b) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22
U.S.C. 287e note), as amended by paragraph (3);
(ii) has established procedures that require the
Under Secretary General of the Office of Internal Over-
sight Service to report directly to the Secretary General
on the adequacy of the Office’s resources to enable
the Office to fulfill its mandate; and
(iii) has made available an adequate amount of
funds to the Office for carrying out its functions.
(B) AUTHORITY OF OIOS.—The Office of Internal Over-
sight Services has authority to audit, inspect, or investigate
each program, project, or activity funded by the United
Nations, and each executive board created under the United
Nations has been notified, in writing, of that authority.
(3) AMENDMENT OF THE FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION
ACT, FISCAL YEARS 1994 AND 1995.—Section 401(b) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 is
amended—
(A) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
‘‘(6) the United Nations has procedures in place to ensure
that all reports submitted by the Office of Internal Oversight
Service are made available to the member states of the United
Nations without modification except to the extent necessary
to protect the privacy rights of individuals.’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘Inspector General’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Office of Internal Oversight
Service’’.
(d) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN GLOBAL CONFERENCES.—None of
the funds made available under subsection (a) shall be available
for any United States contribution to pay for any expenses related
to the holding of a United Nations Global Conference except any
conference that the General Assembly, prior to the date of the
enactment of this Act, decided to convene.
(e) REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF POSTS.—
(1) FISCAL YEAR 1999.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 1999 for the United Nations by subsection
(a), $50,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation and expendi-
ture until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that
the number of posts authorized by the General Assembly, has
resulted in a net reduction of at least 1,000 posts from the
10,012 posts authorized under the 1996–97 United Nations
biennium budget, as a result of a suppression of that number
of posts.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 1998, the Secretary
of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees specifying—
(A) the budget savings associated with the reduction
of the 1,000 posts specified in paragraph (1), including
any reduction in the United States assessed contribution
for the United Nations regular budget resulting from those
savings;
(B) the vacancy rates for United Nations professional
and general service staff contained in the United Nations
biennium budget for 1998–99, including any reduction in
the United States assessed contribution for the United
Nations regular budget resulting from those vacancy rates;
and
(C) the goals of the United States for further staff
reductions and associated budget savings for the 1998–
99 United Nations biennium budget.
(f ) PROHIBITION
ON FUNDING OTHER FRAMEWORK TREATY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS.—None of the funds made available for the
1998-1999 biennium budget under subsection (a) for United States
contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations shall
be available for the United States proportionate share of any other
framework treaty-based organization, including the Framework
Convention on Global Climate Change, the International Seabed
Authority, and the 1998 Desertification Convention.
(g) LIMITATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1999 AND 2000.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The total amount of funds made available
for all United States memberships in international organiza-
tions under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International
Organizations’’ may not exceed $900,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 1999 and 2000.
(2) CONSULTATIONS
WITH
CONGRESS.—The Secretary of
State shall regularly consult with the appropriate congressional
committees regarding the impact, if any, of the limitation in
paragraph (1) on the maintenance of United States membership
in such international organizations.
(h) FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES.—
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(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to offset adverse
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated under
this subsection shall be available for obligation and expenditure
only to the extent that the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget determines and certifies to Congress that such
amounts are necessary due to such fluctuations.
(i) REFUND
OF EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.—The United States
shall continue to insist that the United Nations and its specialized
and affiliated agencies shall credit or refund to each member of
the agency concerned its proportionate share of the amount by
which the total contributions to the agency exceed the expenditures
of the regular assessed budgets of these agencies.
SEC. 2102. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING
ACTIVITIES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated under the heading ‘‘Contributions for Inter-
national Peacekeeping Activities’’ $210,000,000 for the fiscal year
1998 and $220,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and respon-
sibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States
with respect to international peacekeeping activities and to carry
out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
(b) CODIFICATION OF REQUIRED NOTICE OF PROPOSED UNITED
NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.—
(1) CODIFICATION.—Section 4 of the United Nations Partici-
pation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence;
and
(B) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(e) CONSULTATIONS AND REPORTS ON UNITED NATIONS PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS.—
‘‘(1) CONSULTATIONS.—Each month the President shall con-
sult with Congress on the status of United Nations peacekeep-
ing operations.
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
TO
BE
PROVIDED.—In connection with
such consultations, the following information shall be provided
each month to the designated congressional committees:
‘‘(A) With respect to ongoing United Nations peacekeep-
ing operations, the following:
‘‘(i) A list of all resolutions of the United Nations
Security Council anticipated to be voted on during
such month that would extend or change the mandate
of any United Nations peacekeeping operation.
‘‘(ii) For each such operation, any changes in the
duration, mandate, and command and control arrange-
ments that are anticipated as a result of the adoption
of the resolution.
‘‘(iii) An estimate of the total cost to the United
Nations of each such operation for the period covered
by the resolution, and an estimate of the amount of
that cost that will be assessed to the United States.
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‘‘(iv) Any anticipated significant changes in United
States participation in or support for each such oper-
ation during the period covered by the resolution
(including the provision of facilities, training, transpor-
tation, communication, and logistical support, but not
including intelligence activities reportable under title
V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
413 et seq.)), and the estimated costs to the United
States of such changes.
‘‘(B) With respect to each new United Nations peace-
keeping operation that is anticipated to be authorized by
a Security Council resolution during such month, the fol-
lowing information for the period covered by the resolution:
‘‘(i) The anticipated duration, mandate, the com-
mand and control arrangements of such operation, the
planned exit strategy, and the vital national interest
to be served.
‘‘(ii) An estimate of the total cost to the United
Nations of the operation, and an estimate of the
amount of that cost that will be assessed to the United
States.
‘‘(iii) A description of the functions that would
be performed by any United States Armed Forces
participating in or otherwise operating in support of
the operation, an estimate of the number of members
of the Armed Forces that will participate in or
otherwise operate in support of the operation, and
an estimate of the cost to the United States of such
participation or support.
‘‘(iv) A description of any other United States
assistance to or support for the operation (including
the provision of facilities, training, transportation,
communication, and logistical support, but not includ-
ing intelligence activities reportable under title V of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et
seq.)) and an estimate of the cost to the United States
of such assistance or support.
‘‘(v) A reprogramming of funds pursuant to section
34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956, submitted in accordance with the procedures set
forth in such section, describing the source of funds
that will be used to pay for the cost of the new United
Nations peacekeeping operation, provided that such
notification shall also be submitted to the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
‘‘(3) FORM AND TIMING OF INFORMATION.—
‘‘(A) FORM.—The President shall submit information
under clauses (i) and (iii) of paragraph (2)(A) in writing.
‘‘(B) TIMING.—
‘‘(i) 
ONGOING
OPERATIONS.—The 
information
required under paragraph (2)(A) for a month shall
be submitted not later than the 10th day of the month.
‘‘(ii) NEW OPERATIONS.—The information required
under paragraph (2)(B) shall be submitted in writing
with respect to each new United Nations peacekeeping
operation not less than 15 days before the anticipated
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date of the vote on the resolution concerned unless
the 
President 
determines 
that 
exceptional 
cir-
cumstances prevent compliance with the requirement
to report 15 days in advance. If the President makes
such a determination, the information required under
paragraph (2)(B) shall be submitted as far in advance
of the vote as is practicable.
‘‘(4) NEW
UNITED
NATIONS
PEACEKEEPING
OPERATION
DEFINED.—As used in paragraph (2), the term ‘new United
Nations peacekeeping operation’ includes any existing or other-
wise ongoing United Nations peacekeeping operation—
‘‘(A) where the authorized force strength is to be
expanded;
‘‘(B) that is to be authorized to operate in a country
in which it was not previously authorized to operate; or
‘‘(C) the mandate of which is to be changed so that
the operation would be engaged in significant additional
or significantly different functions.
‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION
AND
QUARTERLY
REPORTS
REGARDING
UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The President shall notify the
designated congressional committees at least 15 days
before the United States provides any assistance to
the United Nations to support peacekeeping operations.
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—This subparagraph does not
apply to—
‘‘(I) assistance having a value of less than
$3,000,000 in the case of nonreimbursable assist-
ance or less than $14,000,000 in the case of
reimbursable assistance; or
‘‘(II) assistance provided under the emergency
drawdown authority of sections 506(a)(1) and
552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) and 2348a(c)(2)).
‘‘(B) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit quar-
terly reports to the designated congressional commit-
tees on all assistance provided by the United States
during the preceding calendar quarter to the United
Nations to support peacekeeping operations.
‘‘(ii) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under this
subparagraph shall describe the assistance provided
for each such operation, listed by category of assistance.
‘‘(iii) FOURTH QUARTER REPORT.—The report under
this subparagraph for the fourth calendar quarter of
each year shall be submitted as part of the annual
report required by subsection (d) and shall include
cumulative information for the preceding calendar
year.
‘‘(f ) DESIGNATED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section,
the term ‘designated congressional committees’ means the Commit-
tee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.’’.
(2) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Subsection (a) of section 407
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994
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and 1995 (Public Law 103–236; 22 U.S.C. 287b note; 108 Stat.
448) is repealed.
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—Section
4 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended
by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—
Nothing in this section is intended to alter or supersede any notifica-
tion requirement with respect to peacekeeping operations that is
established under any other provision of law.’’.
TITLE XXII—UNITED NATIONS
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 2201. UNITED NATIONS POLICY ON ISRAEL AND THE PALESTIN-
IANS.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT.—It shall be the policy of the
United States to promote an end to the persistent inequity experi-
enced by Israel in the United Nations whereby Israel is the only
longstanding member of the organization to be denied acceptance
into any of the United Nation’s regional blocs.
(b) POLICY
ON
ABOLITION
OF
CERTAIN
UNITED
NATIONS
GROUPS.—It shall be the policy of the United States to seek abolition
of certain United Nations groups the existence of which is inimical
to the ongoing Middle East peace process, those groups being the
Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the
Human Rights of the Palestinian People and other Arabs of the
Occupied Territories; the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalien-
able Rights of the Palestinian People; the Division for the Palestin-
ian Rights; and the Division on Public Information on the Question
of Palestine.
(c) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—On January 15 of each year, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees (in classified or unclassified form as appropriate)
on—
(1) actions taken by representatives of the United States
to encourage the nations of the Western Europe and Others
Group (WEOG) to accept Israel into their regional bloc;
(2) other measures being undertaken, and which will be
undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel’s full and equal
participation in the United Nations; and
(3) steps taken by the United States to secure abolition
by the United Nations of groups under subsection (b).
(d) ANNUAL CONSULTATION.—At the time of the submission
of each annual report under subsection (c), the Secretary of State
shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on
specific responses received by the Secretary of State from each
of the nations of the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG)
on their position concerning Israel’s acceptance into their organiza-
tion.
SEC. 2202. DATA ON COSTS INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF UNITED
NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.
Chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2348 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
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‘‘SEC. 554. DATA ON COSTS INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF UNITED
NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.
‘‘(a) UNITED STATES COSTS.—The United States shall annually
provide to the Secretary General of the United Nations data regard-
ing all costs incurred by the United States in support of all United
Nations peacekeeping operations.
‘‘(b) UNITED NATIONS MEMBER COSTS.—The United States shall
request that the United Nations compile and publish information
concerning costs incurred by United Nations members in support
of such operations.’’.
SEC. 2203. REIMBURSEMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED
BY THE UNITED STATES TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 10. REIMBURSEMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY
THE UNITED STATES TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),
the President shall seek and obtain in a timely fashion a
commitment from the United Nations to provide reimbursement
to the United States from the United Nations whenever the
United States Government furnishes assistance pursuant to
the provisions of law described in subsection (c)—
‘‘(A) to the United Nations when the assistance is
designed to facilitate or assist in carrying out an assessed
peacekeeping operation;
‘‘(B) for any United Nations peacekeeping operation
that is authorized by the United Nations Security Council
under Chapter VI or Chapter VII of the United Nations
Charter and paid for by peacekeeping or regular budget
assessment of the United Nations members; or
‘‘(C) to any country participating in any operation
authorized by the United Nations Security Council under
Chapter VI or Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
and paid for by peacekeeping assessments of United
Nations members when the assistance is designed to facili-
tate or assist the participation of that country in the oper-
ation.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—(A) The requirement in paragraph (1)
shall not apply to—
‘‘(i) goods and services provided to the United States
Armed Forces;
‘‘(ii) assistance having a value of less than $3,000,000
per fiscal year per operation;
‘‘(iii) assistance furnished before the date of the enact-
ment of this section;
‘‘(iv) salaries and expenses of civilian police and other
civilian and military monitors where United Nations policy
is to require payment by contributing members for similar
assistance to United Nations peacekeeping operations; or
‘‘(v) any assistance commitment made before the date
of the enactment of the United Nations Reform Act of
1998.
‘‘(B) The requirements of subsection (d)(1)(B) shall not
apply to the deployment of United States military forces when
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the President determines that such deployment is important
to the security interests of the United States. The cost of
such deployment shall be included in the data provided under
section 554 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
‘‘(3) FORM AND AMOUNT.—
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—The amount of any reimbursement
under this subsection shall be determined at the usual
rate established by the United Nations.
‘‘(B) FORM.—Reimbursement under this subsection
may include credits against the United States assessed
contributions for United States peacekeeping operations,
if the expenses incurred by any United States department
or agency providing the assistance have first been
reimbursed.
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF REIMBURSEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) CREDIT.—The amount of any reimbursement paid the
United States under subsection (a) shall be credited to the
current applicable appropriation, fund, or account of the United
States department or agency providing the assistance for which
the reimbursement is paid.
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts credited under paragraph (1)
shall be merged with the appropriations, or with appropriations
in the fund or account, to which credited and shall be available
for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions
and limitations, as the appropriations with which merged.
‘‘(c) COVERED ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (a) applies to assistance
provided under the following provisions of law:
‘‘(1) Sections 6 and 7 of this Act.
‘‘(2) Sections 451, 506(a)(1), 516, 552(c), and 607 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
‘‘(3) Any other provisions of law pursuant to which assist-
ance is provided by the United States to carry out the mandate
of an assessed United Nations peacekeeping operation.
‘‘(d) WAIVER.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may authorize the
furnishing of assistance covered by this section without
regard to subsection (a) if the President determines, and
so notifies in writing the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, that to do so is important to the security interests
of the United States.
‘‘(B) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—When exercising
the authorities of subparagraph (A), the President shall
notify the appropriate congressional committees in accord-
ance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming
notifications under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961.
‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL
REVIEW.—Notwithstanding a notice
under paragraph (1) with respect to assistance covered by this
section, subsection (a) shall apply to the furnishing of the
assistance if, not later than 15 calendar days after receipt
of a notification under that paragraph, the Congress enacts
a joint resolution disapproving the determination of the Presi-
dent contained in the notification.
‘‘(3) SENATE PROCEDURES.—Any joint resolution described
in paragraph (2) shall be considered in the Senate in accordance
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with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International Secu-
rity Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY.—
Nothing in this section shall preclude the President from seeking
reimbursement for assistance covered by this section that is in
addition to the reimbursement sought for the assistance under
subsection (a).
‘‘(f ) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘assistance’ includes
personnel, services, supplies, equipment, facilities, and other assist-
ance if such assistance is provided by the Department of Defense
or any other United States Government agency.’’.
SEC. 2204. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING UNITED NATIONS
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.
It shall be the policy of the United States—
(1) to ensure that major peacekeeping operations (in gen-
eral, those comprised of more than 10,000 troops) authorized
by the United Nations Security Council under Chapter VII
of the United Nations Charter (or missions such as the United
Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)) are undertaken by
a competent regional organization or a multinational force,
and not established as a peacekeeping operation under United
Nations operational control which would be paid for by assess-
ment of United Nations members;
(2) to consider, on a case-by-case basis, whether it is in
the national interest of the United States to agree that smaller
peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations
Security Council under Chapter VII of the United Nations
Charter and paid for by assessment of United Nations members
(such as the United Nations Transitional Authority in Slavonia
(UNTAES)) should be established as peacekeeping operations
under United Nations operational control which would be paid
for by assessment of United Nations members; and
(3) to oppose the establishment of United Nations peace
operations approved by the General Assembly and funded out
of the regular budget of the United Nations.
SEC. 2205. REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCEDURES OF
THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.
For the fiscal year 1999, the President may withhold funds
for the United States assessed contribution to the United Nations
or to any of its specialized agencies in the same percentage and
subject to the same requirements as are applicable to the withhold-
ing of funds under section 409 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note).
SEC. 2206. CONTINUED EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND
IMMUNITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
IMMUNITIES ACT TO UNIDO.
Section 12 of the International Organizations Immunities Act
(22 U.S.C. 288f–2) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization’’ after ‘‘International Labor
Organization’’.