(iv) undertake to conduct on-site court 
martial proceedings relating to allegations 
of misconduct alleged against an individual 
of such Member State; and 
(v) assume responsibility for the pro-
vision of appropriate assistance to a victim 
of misconduct committed by an individual 
of such Member State. 
(G) A professional and independent inves-
tigative and audit function has been established 
within the United Nations Department of 
Peacekeeping Operations and the OIOS to mon-
itor United Nations peacekeeping operations. 
TITLE 
V—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE AND GOVERNMENT AC-
COUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SEC. 501. POSITIONS FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS AT 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
The Secretary of State shall make every effort to re-
cruit United States citizens for positions within inter-
national organizations. 
SEC. 502. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR REGULAR AS-
SESSED BUDGET OF THE UNITED NATIONS. 
(a) DETAILED ITEMIZATION.—The annual congres-
sional budget justification shall include a detailed itemized
request in support of the assessed contribution of the 
United States to the regular assessed budget of the United 
Nations. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF DETAILED ITEMIZATION.—The 
detailed itemization required under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) contain information relating to the amounts 
requested in support of each of the various sections 
and titles of the regular assessed budget of the 
United Nations; and 
(2) compare the amounts requested for the cur-
rent year with the actual or estimated amounts con-
tributed by the United States in previous fiscal years 
for the same sections and titles. 
(c) ADJUSTMENTS
AND
NOTIFICATION.—If the 
United Nations proposes an adjustment to its regular as-
sessed budget, the Secretary of State shall, at the time 
such adjustment is presented to the Advisory Committee 
on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), 
notify and consult with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees. 
SEC. 503. REVIEW AND REPORT. 
Not later than six months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall conduct a 
review of programs of the United Nations that are funded
through assessed contributions and submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report containing— 
(1) the findings of such review; and 
(2) recommendations relating to— 
(A) the continuation of such programs; 
and 
(B) which of such programs should be vol-
untarily funded, other than those specified in 
subparagraphs (A) through (R) of subsection 
(c)(2) of section 11 of the United Nations Par-
ticipation Act of 1945, as amended by section 
101(c) of this Act. 
SEC. 504. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE. 
(a) REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS REFORMS.—Not 
later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and again 12 months thereafter, the Comptroller 
General of the United States of the Government Account-
ability Office shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the status of the 1997, 2002, and 
2005 management reforms initiated by the Secretary Gen-
eral and on the reforms mandated by this Act. 
(b) REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF STATE CERTIFI-
CATIONS.—Not later than six months after each certifi-
cation submitted by the Secretary of State to the appro-
priate congressional committees under this Act and sub-
section (d)(3) of section 11 of the United Nations Partici-
pation Act of 1945 (as amended by section 101(c) of this 
Act), the Comptroller General shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on each such cer-
tification. The Secretary shall provide the Comptroller 
General with any information required by the Comptroller 
General to submit any such report. 
TITLE VI—CERTIFICATIONS AND 
WITHHOLDING OF CONTRIBU-
TIONS 
SEC. 601. CERTIFICATIONS AND WITHHOLDING OF CON-
TRIBUTIONS. 
(a) CERTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the certifications required under sub-
section (d)(3) of section 11 of the United Nations 
Participation Act of 1945 (as amended by section 
101(c) of this Act) and sections 103, 104(a) through 
104(e), sections 201(c) and 201(e), and section 202 
of this Act are certifications submitted to the appro-
priate congressional committees by the Secretary of 
State that the requirements of each such section 
have been satisfied with respect to reform of the 
United Nations. 
(2) ALTERNATE CERTIFICATION MECHANISM.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), in the event that the Secretary 
is unable to submit a certification in accordance 
with paragraph (1), the Secretary may submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees, in 
accordance with subparagraph (B), an alternate 
certification that certifies that the requirements 
of the section to which the original certification 
applies have been implemented through reforms 
that are substantially similar to the require-
ments of such section or accomplish the same 
purposes as the requirements of such section. 
(B) EQUIVALENCY.—Reforms are substan-
tially similar or accomplish the same purposes 
if— 
(i) such reforms are formally adopted 
in written form by the entity or committee 
of the United Nations or of its specialized 
agency that has authority to enact or im-
plement such reforms or are issued by the 
Secretariat or the appropriate entity or 
committee in written form; and 
(ii) such reforms are not identical to 
the reforms required by a particular cer-
tification but in the determination of the