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Calendar No. 133 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2745 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 20, 2005 
Received and read the first time 
JUNE 21, 2005 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
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.
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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. 
Sec. 110. Report on United States contributions to the United Nations. 
Sec. 111. United Nations Security Council and Lebanon. 
Sec. 112. Policy with respect to expansion of the Security Council. 
Sec. 113. Genocide and the United Nations. 
Sec. 114. Anti-semitism and the United Nations. 
TITLE II—HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COUNCIL (ECOSOC) 
Sec. 201. Human rights. 
Sec. 202. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 
Sec. 203. United Nations Democracy Fund. 
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 
operations. 
Sec. 402. Statement of policy relating to reform of United Nations peace-
keeping operations. 
Sec. 403. Certification. 
Sec. 404. Rule of construction relating to protection of United States officials 
and members of the Armed Forces. 
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 Na-
tions. 
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 com-
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mittees’’ means the Committee on International Re-
lations 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 serv-
ices, professional staff, or senior management of the 
United Nations, including contractors and consult-
ants. 
(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 Na-
tions. Such term is synonymous with the term 
‘‘country’’. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
(6) SECRETARY
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary 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
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‘‘specialized agencies’’ and ‘‘specialized agencies of 
the United Nations’’ mean— 
(A) the Food and Agriculture Organization 
(FAO); 
(B) the International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA); 
(C) the International Civil Aviation Orga-
nization (ICAO); 
(D) the International Fund for Agricul-
tural 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
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(M) the World Intellectual Property Orga-
nization (WIPO). 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS. 
Congress declares that, in light of recent history, it 
is incumbent upon the United Nations to enact significant 
reform measures if it is to restore the public trust and 
confidence 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 
organizational programs of the United Nations 
specified under paragraph (4) from the regular 
assessed budget to voluntarily funded programs.
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(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 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 
future biennial budgets of the United Nations, as 
agreed to by the General Assembly, reflect the shift 
in funding 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 para-
graph (1)(B) are the following: 
(A) Economic and social affairs.
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(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. 
(O) Regular program of technical coopera-
tion. 
(P) Development account.
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(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 
United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence 
of the United States at the United Nations to—
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‘‘(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 
United Nations to ensure that the shifting of fund-
ing mechanisms under paragraph (1)(B) and re-
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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 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 multiplied by one-half of the amount of the regu-
larly assessed budget of the United Nations for a 
current biennial period, as agreed to by resolution of 
the General Assembly.
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(K) Economic and social development in 
Asia and the Pacific.
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‘‘(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 
General Assembly for the regular assessed budget of 
the United Nations for the period of a current bien-
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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. 
‘‘(C) Humanitarian assistance.
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‘‘(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