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(4) CERTAIN
ORGANIZATIONAL
PROGRAMS.—
The organizational programs referred to in para-
graph (1)(B) are the following: 
(A) Economic and social affairs. 
(B) Least-developed countries, landlocked 
developing countries and small island devel-
oping 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 
Africa. 
(K) Economic and social development in 
Asia and the Pacific. 
(L) Economic development in Europe. 
(M) Economic and social development in 
Latin America and the Caribbean. 
(N) Economic and social development in 
Western Asia.
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(O) Regular program of technical coopera-
tion. 
(P) Development account. 
(Q) Protection of and assistance to refu-
gees. 
(R) Palestine refugees. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION WITH RESPECT TO THE REG-
ULAR ASSESSED BUDGET OF THE UNITED NATIONS.—
Subject to the amendment made by subsection (c), the 
Secretary of State is authorized to make contributions to-
ward the amount assessed to the United States by the 
United Nations for the purpose of funding the regular as-
sessed budget of the United Nations. 
(c) UNITED STATES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
THE UNITED NATIONS.—Section 11 of the United Na-
tions 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
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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 ob-
jectives 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
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United Nations to ensure that the shifting of fund-
ing mechanisms under paragraph (1)(B) and re-
directing of contributions under paragraph (2) be re-
flected 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 Representa-
tive to the United Nations 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 1171 of the Henry J. Hyde United Nations Re-
form Act of 2005, the Secretary may not make a contribu-
tion to a regularly assessed biennial budget of the United 
Nations 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 multiplied by one-half of the amount of the regu-
larly assessed budget of the United Nations for a
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current biennial period, as agreed to by resolution of 
the General Assembly. 
‘‘(2) CALCULATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 
ORGANIZATIONAL
PROGRAMS
FOR
REDIRECTION.—
The percentage specified in subsection (b) shall be 
multiplied by one-half of the sum of amounts budg-
eted by resolution of the General Assembly for a 
current biennial period for the following certain or-
ganizational programs: 
‘‘(A) Economic and social affairs. 
‘‘(B) Least-developed countries, landlocked 
developing countries and small island devel-
oping 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.
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‘‘(K) Economic and social development in 
Asia and the Pacific. 
‘‘(L) Economic development in Europe. 
‘‘(M) Economic and social development in 
Latin America and the Caribbean. 
‘‘(N) Economic and social development in 
Western Asia. 
‘‘(O) Regular program of technical co-
operation. 
‘‘(P) Development account. 
‘‘(Q) Protection of and assistance to refu-
gees. 
‘‘(R) Palestine refugees. 
‘‘(3) REDIRECTION
OF
FUNDS.—Of amounts 
appropriated for contributions towards payment of 
regular 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 para-
graph (2) have not been shifted from the regular as-
sessed budget to voluntarily funded programs in ac-
cordance with subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 
ensure that such amounts in each such fiscal year 
that are specified for each such organizational pro-
gram pursuant to the resolution agreed to by the
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General Assembly for the regular assessed budget of 
the United Nations for the period of a current bien-
nium 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 organiza-
tional program pursuant to the resolution 
agreed to by the General Assembly for the reg-
ular assessed budget of the United Nations for 
the period of a current biennium, as a contribu-
tion to an eligible organizational program speci-
fied in paragraph (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.
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‘‘(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.—Sub-
ject to not less than 30 days prior notification 
to Congress and the limitation specified under 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized 
to make a voluntary contribution to an organi-
zational program of the United Nations speci-
fied in subparagraphs (A) through (P) of para-
graph (2) of any amounts not contributed in a 
fiscal year to an eligible organizational program 
specified in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
paragraph (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).
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‘‘(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 Nations for a current biennial pe-
riod, as agreed to by resolution of the General 
Assembly. 
‘‘(B) CALCULATION
WITH
RESPECT
TO 
PUBLIC INFORMATION AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
AFFAIRS
AND
CONFERENCE
SERVICES.—With 
respect to such United States annual dues, the 
percentage specified in paragraph (1) shall be 
multiplied by one-half of the sum of amounts 
budgeted by resolution of the General Assembly
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for the 2004–2005 biennial period for the fol-
lowing organizational 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 
Representative to the United Nations to 
make every effort, including the with-
holding of United States support for a con-
sensus budget of the United Nations, to 
reduce the budgets of the organizational 
programs specified in subparagraph (B) 
for 2007 by 10 percent against the budgets 
of such organizational programs for the 
2004–2005 biennial period. If the budgets 
of such organizational programs are not so 
reduced, 20 percent the amount deter-
mined under subparagraph (B) for con-
tributions towards payment of regular as-
sessed dues for 2007 shall be redirected 
from payment for the amount assessed for 
United States annual contributions to the
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regular assessed budget of the United Na-
tions. 
‘‘(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
PERI-
ODS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall 
direct the United States Permanent Represent-
ative to the United Nations to make every ef-
fort, including the withholding of United States 
support for a consensus budget of the United 
Nations, to reduce the budgets of the organiza-
tional programs specified in subparagraph (B) 
of paragraph (2) for the 2008–2009 biennial 
period and each subsequent biennial period by 
20 percent against the budgets of such organi-
zational programs for the 2004–2005 biennial 
period. 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—In accordance with 
section 1171 of the Henry J. Hyde United Na-
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tions Reform Act of 2005, 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 
subsection (c) shall take effect and apply beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2006. 
(e) LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO UNRWA.—The Secretary of State may not make a 
contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works 
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 
(UNRWA) in an amount greater than the highest con-
tribution to UNRWA made by an Arab country, but may 
not exceed 22 percent of the total budget of UNRWA. For 
purposes of this subsection, an Arab country includes the 
following: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Dijibouti, Egypt, 
Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Mo-
rocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, 
Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Yemen. 
(f) 
POLICY
RELATING
TO
ZERO
NOMINAL 
GROWTH.—It shall be the policy of the United States to 
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at 
the United Nations to make every effort to enforce zero 
nominal growth in all assessed dues to the regular budget
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of the United Nations, its specialized agencies, and its 
funds and programs. 
(g) 5.6 Rule.—It shall be the policy of the United 
States to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
States at the United Nations to actively enforce the 5.6 
rule at the United Nations, requiring the Secretariat to 
identify low-priority activities in the budget proposal. The 
United Nations should strengthen the 5.6 rule by requir-
ing that managers identify the lowest priority activities 
equivalent to 15 percent of their budget request or face 
an across the board reduction of such amount. 
(h) ANNUAL PUBLICATION.—It shall be the policy of 
the United States to use the voice, vote, and influence of 
the United States at the United Nations to ensure the 
United Nations is annually publishing a list of all sub-
sidiary bodies and their functions, budgets, and staff. 
(i) SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS.—
(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 make 
every effort to ensure that the difference between 
the scale of assessments for the five permanent 
members of the Security Council is not greater than
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five times that of any other permanent member of 
the Security Council. 
(2) DENIAL OF USE OF VETO.—If the Secretary 
of State determines that a permanent member of the 
Security Council with veto power is not in compli-
ance with the requirement described in paragraph 
(1), the President shall direct the United States Per-
manent Representative to the United Nations to use 
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at 
the United Nations to make every effort to deny to 
such permanent member the use of the veto power 
of such permanent member until such time as such 
permanent member satisfies the requirement of such 
paragraph. 
SEC. 1212. 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 Na-
tions. 
SEC. 1213. BUDGET CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—In accordance with section 
1171, a certification shall be required that certifies that
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the conditions described in subsection (b) have been satis-
fied. 
(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 Gen-
eral Assembly 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 equip-
ment. 
(2) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—
(A) EXISTING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
General and the Director General of each spe-
cialized agency have used their existing authori-
ties to require program managers within the 
United Nations Secretariat and the Secretariats 
of the specialized agencies to conduct evalua-
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tions in accordance with the standardized meth-
odology referred to in subparagraph (B) of—
(i) United Nations programs approved 
by the General Assembly; and 
(ii) programs of the specialized agen-
cies. 
(B) DEVELOPMENT OF EVALUATION CRI-
TERIA.—
(i) UNITED NATIONS.—The Office of 
Internal Oversight Services has developed 
a standardized methodology for the evalua-
tion of United Nations programs approved 
by the General Assembly, including specific 
criteria for determining the continuing rel-
evance and effectiveness of the programs. 
(ii) 
SPECIALIZED
AGENCIES.—Pat-
terned on the work of the Office of Inter-
nal Oversight Services of the United Na-
tions, each specialized agency has devel-
oped a standardized methodology for the 
evaluation of the programs of the agency, 
including specific criteria for determining 
the continuing relevance and effectiveness 
of the programs.
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(C) REPORT.—The Secretary General is 
assessing budget requests and, on the basis of 
evaluations conducted under subparagraph (B) 
for the relevant preceding year, submits to the 
General Assembly a report containing the re-
sults of such evaluations, identifying programs 
that have satisfied the criteria for continuing 
relevance and effectiveness, and an identifica-
tion of programs that have not satisfied such 
criteria and should be terminated. 
(D) SUNSET
OF
PROGRAMS.—Consistent 
with the July 16, 1997, recommendations of the 
Secretary General regarding a sunset policy and 
results-based budgeting for United Nations pro-
grams, the United Nations and each specialized 
agency has established and is implementing 
procedures to require all new programs ap-
proved by the General Assembly to have a spe-
cific sunset date. 
SEC. 1214. ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) CERTIFICATION OF CREATION OF INDEPENDENT 
OVERSIGHT BOARD.—In accordance with section 1171, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the fol-
lowing reforms related to the establishment of an Inde-