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Subtitle B—United Nations
Activities
SEC. 811. UNITED NATIONS POLICY ON ISRAEL AND THE
PALESTINIANS.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT.—It shall be the pol-
icy of the United States to promote an end to the persistent
inequity experienced by Israel in the United Nations where-
by Israel is the only longstanding member of the organiza-
tion to be denied acceptance into any of the United Nations
regional blocs.
(b) POLICY ON ABOLITION OF CERTAIN UNITED NA-
TIONS GROUPS.—It shall be the policy of the United States
to seek the 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 Ter-
ritories; the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable
Rights of the Palestinian People; the Division for the Pales-
tinian 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 appro-
priate congressional committees (in classified or unclassi-
fied form as appropriate) on—
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(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 under sub-
section (b) to secure abolition by the United Nations
of groups described in that subsection.
(d) ANNUAL CONSULTATION.—At the time of the sub-
mission of each annual report under subsection (c), the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the appropriate congres-
sional committees on specific responses received by the Sec-
retary of State from each of the nations of the Western Eu-
rope and Others Group (WEOG) on their position con-
cerning Israel’s acceptance into their organization.
SEC. 812. DATA ON COSTS INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF
UNITED 
NATIONS 
PEACEKEEPING 
OPER-
ATIONS.
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 
OPER-
ATIONS.
‘‘(a) UNITED STATES COSTS.—The President shall an-
nually provide to the Secretary General of the United Na-
tions data regarding all costs incurred by the United States
Department of Defense during the preceding year in sup-
port of all United Nations Security Council resolutions.
‘‘(b) UNITED NATIONS MEMBER COSTS.—The Presi-
dent shall request that the United Nations compile and pub-
lish information concerning costs incurred by United Na-
tions members in support of such resolutions.’’.
SEC. 813. 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 para-
graph (2), the President shall seek and obtain in a
timely fashion a commitment from the United Na-
tions to provide reimbursement to the United States
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from the United Nations whenever the United States
Government furnishes assistance pursuant to the pro-
visions of law described in subsection (c)—
‘‘(A) to the United Nations when the assist-
ance is designed to facilitate or assist in car-
rying out an assessed peacekeeping operation;
‘‘(B) for any United Nations peacekeeping
operation that is authorized by the United Na-
tions Security Council under Chapter VI or
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and
paid for by peacekeeping or regular budget as-
sessment of the United Nations members; or
‘‘(C) to any country participating in any
operation authorized by the United Nations Se-
curity 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 fa-
cilitate or assist the participation of that coun-
try in the operation.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The requirement in
paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
‘‘(i) goods and services provided to the
United States Armed Forces;
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‘‘(ii) assistance having a value of less
than $3,000,000 per fiscal year per oper-
ation;
‘‘(iii) assistance furnished before the
date of enactment of this section;
‘‘(iv) salaries and expenses of civilian
police and other civilian and military mon-
itors where United Nations policy is to re-
quire payment by contributing members for
similar assistance to United Nations peace-
keeping operations; or
‘‘(v) any assistance commitment made
before the date of enactment of this section.
‘‘(B) DEPLOYMENTS
OF
UNITED
STATES
MILITARY FORCES.— The requirements of sub-
section (d)(1)(B) shall not apply to the deploy-
ment of United States military forces when the
President determines that such deployment is
important to the security interests of the United
States. The cost of such deployment shall be in-
cluded in the data provided under section 554 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
‘‘(3) FORM AND AMOUNT.—
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—The amount of any reim-
bursement under this subsection shall be deter-
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mined 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
Nations 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 reimburse-
ment paid the United States under subsection (a)
shall be credited to the current applicable appropria-
tion, fund, or account of the United States depart-
ment or agency providing the assistance for which the
reimbursement is paid.
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts credited under
paragraph (1) shall be merged with the appropria-
tions, 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 lim-
itations, 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.
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‘‘(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 assistance 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 au-
thorize the furnishing of assistance covered by
this section without regard to subsection (a) if
the President determines, and so notifies in writ-
ing the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, that to do so is important to the se-
curity interests of the United States.
‘‘(B) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—
When exercising the authorities of subparagraph
(A), the President shall notify the appropriate
congressional committees in accordance with the
procedures applicable to reprogramming notifi-
cations under section 634A of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961.
‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—Notwithstanding
a notice under paragraph (1) with respect to assist-
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ance 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 res-
olution disapproving the determination of the Presi-
dent contained in the notification.
‘‘(3) SENATE PROCEDURES.—Any joint resolu-
tion described in paragraph (2) shall be considered in
the Senate in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion 601(b) of the International Security Assistance
and Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REIMBURSEMENT AU-
THORITY.—Nothing in this section shall preclude the Presi-
dent 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 assistance if such assistance is provided by the
Department of Defense or any other United States Govern-
ment agency.’’.
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Subtitle C—International Organi-
zations Other than the United
Nations
SEC. 821. RESTRICTION RELATING TO UNITED STATES AC-
CESSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL
COURT.
(a) PROHIBITION.—The United States shall not be-
come a party to the International Criminal Court except
pursuant to a treaty made under Article II, section 2,
clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States on or after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this or any other Act may be obligated for
use by, or for support of, the International Criminal Court
unless the United States has become a party to the Court
pursuant to a treaty made under Article II, section 2,
clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States on or after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘‘International Criminal Court’’
means the court established by the Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court, adopted by the United Na-
tions Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Es-
tablishment of an International Criminal Court on July
17, 1998.
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SEC. 822. PROHIBITION ON EXTRADITION OR TRANSFER OF
UNITED STATES CITIZENS TO THE INTER-
NATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(a) PROHIBITION
ON EXTRADITION.—None of the
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used to extradite
a United States citizen to a foreign country that is under
an obligation to surrender persons to the International
Criminal Court unless that foreign country confirms to the
United States that applicable prohibitions on reextradition
apply to such surrender or gives other satisfactory assur-
ances to the United States that the country will not extra-
dite or otherwise transfer that citizen to the International
Criminal Court.
(b) PROHIBITION ON CONSENT TO EXTRADITION BY
THIRD COUNTRIES.—None of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this or any other
Act may be used to provide consent to the extradition or
transfer of a United States citizen by a foreign country that
is under an obligation to surrender persons to the Inter-
national Criminal Court to a third country, unless the
third country confirms to the United States that applicable
prohibitions on reextradition apply to such surrender or
gives other satisfactory assurances to the United States that
the third country will not extradite or otherwise transfer
that citizen to the International Criminal Court.
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(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Inter-
national Criminal Court’’ has the meaning given the term
in section 821(c) of this Act.
SEC. 823. PERMANENT REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS RE-
GARDING FOREIGN TRAVEL.
Section 2505 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (as contained in division G of Pub-
lic Law 105–277) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘by this divi-
sion for fiscal year 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘for the De-
partment of State for any fiscal year’’; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘not later than
April 1, 1999,’’ and inserting ‘‘on April 1 and Octo-
ber 1 of each year’’.
SEC. 824. ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTS BY THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY
AND WATER COMMISSION.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Upon the request of a State or local
government, the Commissioner of the United States Section
of the International Boundary and Water Commission may
provide, on a reimbursable basis, technical tests, evalua-
tions, information, surveys, or other similar services to that
government.
(b) REIMBURSEMENTS.—
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(1) AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—Reimburse-
ment for services under subsection (a) shall be made
before the services are provided and shall be in an
amount equal to the estimated or actual cost of pro-
viding the goods or services, as determined by the
United States Section of the International Boundary
and Water Commission. Proper adjustment of
amounts paid in advance by the recipient of the serv-
ices shall be made as agreed to by the United States
Section of the International Boundary and Water
Commission on the basis of the actual cost of goods
or services provided.
(2) CREDITING APPLICABLE APPROPRIATION AC-
COUNT.—Reimbursements received by the United
States Section of the International Boundary and
Water Commission for providing services under this
section shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to
the appropriation account from which the cost of pro-
viding the services has been paid or will be charged.
SEC. 825. UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION AT THE INTER-
NATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY.
(a) AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPA-
TION ACT OF 1945.—Section 2(h) of the United Nations
Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287(h)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The rep-
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resentative of the United States to the Vienna office of the
United Nations shall also serve as representative of the
United States to the International Atomic Energy Agen-
cy.’’.
(b) AMENDMENT TO THE IAEA PARTICIPATION ACT
OF 1957.—Section 2(a) of the International Atomic Energy
Agency Participation Act of 1957 (22 U.S.C. 2021(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘The Representative of the United States to the Vienna of-
fice of the United Nations shall also serve as representative
of the United States to the Agency.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall apply to individuals appointed
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 826. ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDITS OF UNITED STATES
SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOUND-
ARY AND WATER COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An independent auditor shall an-
nually conduct an audit of the financial statements and
accompanying notes to the financial statements of the
United States Section of the International Boundary and
Water Commission, United States and Mexico (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’), in accordance with
generally accepted Government auditing standards and
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such other procedures as may be established by the Office
of the Inspector General of the Department of State.
(b) REPORTS.—The independent auditor shall report
the results of such audit, including a description of the
scope of the audit and an expression of opinion as to the
overall fairness of the financial statements, to the Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission, United States
and Mexico. The financial statements of the Commission
shall be presented in accordance with generally accepted ac-
counting principles. These financial statements and the re-
port of the independent auditor shall be included in a report
which the Commission shall submit to the Congress not later
than 90 days after the end of the last fiscal year covered
by the audit.
(c) REVIEW BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The
Comptroller General of the United States (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Comptroller General’’) may review the
audit conducted by the auditor and the report to the Con-
gress in the manner and at such times as the Comptroller
General considers necessary. In lieu of the audit required
by subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall, if the
Comptroller General considers it necessary or, upon the re-
quest of the Congress, audit the financial statements of the
Commission in the manner provided in subsection (b).
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(d) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—In the event of
a review by the Comptroller General under subsection (c),
all books, accounts, financial records, reports, files,
workpapers, and property belonging to or in use by the
Commission and the auditor who conducts the audit under
subsection (b), which are necessary for purposes of this sub-
section, shall be made available to the representatives of the
General Accounting Office designated by the Comptroller
General.
SEC. 827. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ICTR.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda (ICTR) was established to prosecute individ-
uals responsible for genocide and other serious viola-
tions of international humanitarian law committed
in the territory of Rwanda.
(2) A separate tribunal, the International Crimi-
nal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), was
created with a similar purpose for crimes committed
in the territory of the former Yugoslavia.
(3) The acts of genocide and crimes against hu-
manity that have been perpetrated against civilians
in the Great Lakes region of Africa equal in horror
the acts committed in the territory of the former
Yugoslavia.
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(4) The ICTR has succeeded in issuing at least
28 indictments against 48 individuals, and currently
has in custody 38 individuals presumed to have led
and directed the 1994 genocide.
(5) The ICTR issued the first conviction ever by
an international court for the crime of genocide
against Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of
Taba, who was sentenced to life in prison.
(6) The mandate of the ICTR is limited to acts
committed only during calendar year 1994, yet the
mandate of the ICTY covers serious violations of
international humanitarian law since 1991 through
the present.
(7) There have been well substantiated allega-
tions of major crimes against humanity and war
crimes that have taken place in the Great Lakes re-
gion of Africa that fall outside of the current mandate
of the Tribunal in terms of either the dates when, or
geographical areas where, such crimes took place.
(8) The attention accorded the ICTY and the in-
dictments that have been made as a result of the
ICTY’s broad mandate continue to play an important
role in current United States policy in the Balkans.
(9) The international community must send an
unmistakable signal that genocide and other crimes
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against humanity cannot be committed with impu-
nity.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that the President should instruct the United States
United Nations Representative to advocate to the Security
Council to direct the Office for Internal Oversight Services
(OIOS) to reevaluate the conduct and operation of the
ICTR. Particularly, the OIOS should assess the progress
made by the Tribunal in implementing the recommenda-
tions of the Report of the United Nations Secretary-General
on the Activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services,
A/52/784, of February 6, 1998. The OIOS should also in-
clude an evaluation of the potential impact of expanding
the original mandate of the ICTR.
(c) REPORT.—Ninety days after enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall report to Congress on the effec-
tiveness and progress of the ICTR. The report shall include
an assessment of the ICTR’s ability to meet its current
mandate and an evaluation of the potential impact of ex-
panding that mandate to include crimes committed after
calendar year 1994.
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TITLE IX—ARREARS PAYMENTS
AND REFORM
Subtitle A—General Provisions
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United Nations Reform
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ 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
DE-
FINED.—The term ‘‘designated specialized agency’’
means the International Labor Organization, the
World Health Organization, and the Food and Agri-
culture Organization.
(3) GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.—The term ‘‘General
Assembly’’ means the General Assembly of the United
Nations.
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(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
OPER-
ATION.—The term ‘‘United Nations peacekeeping op-
eration’’ 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 avail-
able for peacekeeping activities.
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Subtitle B—Arrearages to the
United Nations
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS; 
OBLIGATION 
AND 
EX-
PENDITURE OF FUNDS
SEC. 911. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—
(1) FISCAL YEAR 1998.—
(A) REGULAR ASSESSMENTS.—In title IV of
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-119),
under the heading ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’, the first proviso shall
not apply.
(B) PEACEKEEPING ASSESSMENTS.—In title
IV of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-119),
under the heading ‘‘Contributions for Inter-
national Peacekeeping Activities’’, the first and
second provisos shall not apply.
(2) FISCAL YEAR 1999.—Pursuant to the first
proviso under the heading ‘‘Arrearage Payments’’ in
title IV of the Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judi-
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ciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
(as contained in section 101(b) of division A of the
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105–277), the
obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated
under such heading for payment of arrearages to meet
obligations of membership in the United Nations, and
to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping
activities are hereby authorized, and the second pro-
viso under such heading shall not apply.
(3) FISCAL YEAR 2000.—There are authorized to
be appropriated to the Department of State for pay-
ment of arrearages owed by the United States de-
scribed in subsection (b) as of September 30, 1997,
$244,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(b) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available under sub-
section (a) are authorized to be available only—
(1) to pay the United States share of assessments
for the regular budget of the United Nations;
(2) to pay the United States share of United Na-
tions peacekeeping operations;
(3) to pay the United States share of United Na-
tions specialized agencies; and
(4) to pay the United States share of other inter-
national organizations.
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(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated
pursuant to subsection (a) are authorized to remain avail-
able until expended.
(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of
payments made using funds made available under sub-
section (a), section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law
103–236) shall not apply to United Nations peacekeeping
operation assessments received by the United States prior
to October 1, 1995.
SEC. 912. OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available pursuant to
section 911 may be obligated and expended only if the re-
quirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section are sat-
isfied.
(b) OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE UPON SATISFAC-
TION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to sub-
sections (e) and (f), funds made available pursuant to sec-
tion 911 may be obligated and expended only in the fol-
lowing allotments and upon the following certifications:
(1) Amounts made available for fiscal year 1998,
upon the certification described in section 921.
(2) Amounts made available for fiscal year 1999,
upon the certification described in section 931.
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(3) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2000, upon the certification described in
section 941.
(c) ADVANCE CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Funds
made available pursuant to section 911 may be obligated
and expended only if the appropriate certification has been
submitted to the appropriate congressional committees 30
days prior to the payment of the funds.
(d) 
TRANSMITTAL
OF
CERTIFICATIONS.—Certifi-
cations made under this chapter shall be transmitted by the
Secretary of State to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees.
(e) WAIVER AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO FISCAL
YEAR 1999 FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3) and
notwithstanding subsection (b), funds made available
under section 911 for fiscal year 1999 may be obli-
gated or expended pursuant to subsection (b)(2) even
if the Secretary of State cannot certify that the condi-
tion described in section 931(b)(1) has been satisfied.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to waive
the condition described in paragraph (1) of this
subsection may be exercised only if the Secretary
of State—
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(i) determines that substantial progress
towards satisfying the condition has been
made and that the expenditure of funds
pursuant to that paragraph is important to
the interests of the United States; and
(ii) has notified, and consulted with,
the appropriate congressional committees
prior to exercising the authority.
(B) EFFECT
ON
SUBSEQUENT
CERTIFI-
CATION.—If the Secretary of State exercises the
authority of paragraph (1), the condition de-
scribed in that paragraph shall be deemed to
have been satisfied for purposes of making any
certification under section 941.
(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—If the author-
ity to waive a condition under paragraph (1)(A) is
exercised, the Secretary of State shall notify the
United Nations that the Congress does not consider
the United States obligated to pay, and does not in-
tend to pay, arrearages that have not been included
in the contested arrearages account or other mecha-
nism described in section 931(b)(1).
(f) WAIVER AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO FISCAL
YEAR 2000 FUNDS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) and
notwithstanding subsection (b), funds made available
under section 911 for fiscal year 2000 may be obli-
gated or expended pursuant to subsection (b)(3) even
if the Secretary of State cannot certify that the condi-
tion described in paragraph (1) of section 941(b) has
been satisfied.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to waive a
condition under paragraph (1) may be exercised
only if the Secretary of State has notified, and
consulted with, the appropriate congressional
committees prior to exercising the authority.
(B) EFFECT
ON
SUBSEQUENT
CERTIFI-
CATION.—If the Secretary of State exercises the
authority of paragraph (1) with respect to a con-
dition, such condition shall be deemed to have
been satisfied for purposes of making any certifi-
cation under section 941.
SEC. 913. FORGIVENESS OF AMOUNTS OWED BY THE
UNITED NATIONS TO THE UNITED STATES.
(a) FORGIVENESS OF INDEBTEDNESS.—Subject to sub-
section (b), the President is authorized to forgive or reduce
any amount owed by the United Nations to the United
States as a reimbursement, including any reimbursement
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payable under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the
United Nations Participation Act of 1945.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—
(1) TOTAL AMOUNT.—The total of amounts for-
given or reduced under subsection (a) may not exceed
$107,000,000.
(2) RELATION
TO
UNITED
STATES
ARREAR-
AGES.—Amounts shall be forgiven or reduced under
this section only to the same extent as the United Na-
tions forgives or reduces amounts owed by the United
States to the United Nations as of September 30,
1997.
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The authority in subsection (a)
shall be available only to the extent and in the amounts
provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
(d) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Before exer-
cising any authority in subsection (a), the President shall
notify the appropriate congressional committees in accord-
ance with the same procedures as are applicable to re-
programming notifications under section 634A of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–1).
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on
the date a certification is transmitted to the appropriate
congressional committees under section 931.
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CHAPTER 2—UNITED STATES
SOVEREIGNTY
SEC. 921. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATION.—A certification de-
scribed in this section is a certification by the Secretary
of State that the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) SUPREMACY OF THE UNITED STATES CON-
STITUTION.—No action has been taken by the United
Nations or any of its specialized or affiliated agencies
that requires the United States to violate the United
States Constitution or any law of the United States.
(2) NO UNITED NATIONS SOVEREIGNTY.—Neither
the United Nations nor any of its specialized or affili-
ated agencies—
(A) has exercised sovereignty over the
United States; or
(B) has taken any steps that require the
United States to cede sovereignty.
(3) NO UNITED NATIONS TAXATION.—
(A) NO LEGAL AUTHORITY.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (D), neither the United
Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated
agencies has the authority under United States
law to impose taxes or fees on United States na-
tionals.
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(B) NO TAXES OR FEES.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (D), a tax or fee has not
been imposed on any United States national by
the United Nations or any of its specialized or
affiliated agencies.
(C) NO TAXATION PROPOSALS.—Except as
provided in subparagraph (D), neither the
United Nations nor any of its specialized or af-
filiated agencies has, on or after October 1, 1996,
officially approved any formal effort to develop,
advocate, or promote any proposal concerning
the imposition of a tax or fee on any United
States national in order to raise revenue for the
United Nations or any such agency.
(D) EXCEPTION.—This paragraph does not
apply to—
(i) fees for publications or other kinds
of fees that are not tantamount to a tax on
United States citizens;
(ii) the World Intellectual Property
Organization; or
(iii) the staff assessment costs of the
United Nations and its specialized or affili-
ated agencies.
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(4) NO STANDING ARMY.—The United Nations
has not, on or after October 1, 1996, budgeted any
funds for, nor taken any official steps to develop, cre-
ate, or establish any special agreement under Article
43 of the United Nations Charter to make available
to the United Nations, on its call, the armed forces of
any member of the United Nations.
(5) NO INTEREST FEES.—The United Nations
has not, on or after October 1, 1996, levied interest
penalties against the United States or any interest on
arrearages on the annual assessment of the United
States, and neither the United Nations nor its spe-
cialized agencies have, on or after October 1, 1996,
amended their financial regulations or taken any
other action that would permit interest penalties to be
levied against the United States or otherwise charge
the United States any interest on arrearages on its
annual assessment.
(6) UNITED STATES REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.—
Neither the United Nations nor any of its specialized
or affiliated agencies has exercised authority or con-
trol over any United States national park, wildlife
preserve, monument, or real property, nor has the
United Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated
agencies implemented plans, regulations, programs, or
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agreements that exercise control or authority over the
private real property of United States citizens located
in the United States without the approval of the
property owner.
(7) TERMINATION OF BORROWING AUTHORITY.—
(A) PROHIBITION
ON
AUTHORIZATION
OF
EXTERNAL BORROWING.—On or after the date of
enactment of this Act, neither the United Nations
nor any specialized agency of the United Nations
has amended its financial regulations to permit
external borrowing.
(B) PROHIBITION OF UNITED STATES PAY-
MENT OF INTEREST COSTS.—The United States
has not, on or after October 1, 1984, paid its
share of any interest costs made known to or
identified by the United States Government for
loans incurred, on or after October 1, 1984, by
the United Nations or any specialized agency of
the United Nations through external borrowing.
(b) TRANSMITTAL.—The Secretary of State may trans-
mit a certification under subsection (a) at any time during
fiscal year 1998 or thereafter if the requirements of the cer-
tification are satisfied.
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CHAPTER 3—REFORM OF ASSESSMENTS
AND UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING
OPERATIONS
SEC. 931. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A certification described in this sec-
tion is a certification by the Secretary of State that the
conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied. Such certification
shall not be made by the Secretary if the Secretary deter-
mines that any of the conditions set forth in section 921
are no longer satisfied.
(b) CONDITIONS.—The conditions under this sub-
section are the following:
(1) CONTESTED ARREARAGES.—The United Na-
tions has established an account or other appropriate
mechanism with respect to all United States arrear-
ages incurred before the date of enactment of this Act
with respect to which payments are not authorized by
this Act, and the failure to pay amounts specified in
the account does not affect the application of Article
19 of the Charter of the United Nations. The account
established under this paragraph may be referred to
as the ‘‘contested arrearages account’’.
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSESSED SHARE OF BUDG-
ET
FOR
UNITED
NATIONS
PEACEKEEPING
OPER-
ATIONS.—The assessed share of the budget for each as-
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(3) EFFECT
OF
SPECIFIED
CERTIFICATION.—
Funds made available under section 912(b)(3) upon
a certification made under this section with respect to
the United Nations or a particular designated spe-
cialized agency shall be limited to that portion of the
funds available under that section that is allocated for
the organization with respect to which the certifi-
cation is made and for any other organization to
which none of the conditions in subsection (b) apply.
(4) LIMITATION.—A certification described in
this section shall not be made by the Secretary if the
Secretary determines that any of the conditions set
forth in sections 921 and 931 are no longer satisfied.
(b) CONDITIONS.—The conditions under this sub-
section are the following:
(1) LIMITATION ON ASSESSED SHARE OF REG-
ULAR BUDGET.—The share of the total of all assessed
contributions for the regular budget of the United Na-
tions, or any designated specialized agency of the
United Nations, does not exceed 20 percent for any
single United Nations member.
(2) INSPECTORS GENERAL FOR CERTAIN ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—
(A) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
OFFICES.—Each
designated specialized agency has established an
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independent office of inspector general to conduct
and supervise objective audits, inspections, and
investigations relating to the programs and oper-
ations of the organization.
(B) APPOINTMENT
OF
INSPECTORS
GEN-
ERAL.—The Director General of each designated
specialized agency has appointed an inspector
general, with the approval of the member states,
and that appointment was made principally on
the basis of the appointee’s integrity and dem-
onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, finan-
cial analysis, law, management analysis, public
administration, or investigations.
(C) ASSIGNED FUNCTIONS.—Each inspector
general appointed under subparagraph (A) is
authorized to—
(i) make investigations and reports re-
lating to the administration of the pro-
grams and operations of the agency con-
cerned;
(ii) have access to all records, docu-
ments, and other available materials relat-
ing to those programs and operations of the
agency concerned; and
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(iii) have direct and prompt access to
any official of the agency concerned.
(D) COMPLAINTS.—Each designated special-
ized agency has procedures in place designed to
protect the identity of, and to prevent reprisals
against, any staff member making a complaint
or disclosing information to, or cooperating in
any investigation or inspection by, the inspector
general of the agency.
(E) 
COMPLIANCE
WITH
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—Each designated specialized agency has
in place procedures designed to ensure compli-
ance with the recommendations of the inspector
general of the agency.
(F) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—Each des-
ignated specialized agency has in place proce-
dures to ensure that all annual and other rel-
evant reports submitted by the inspector general
to the agency are made available to the member
states without modification except to the extent
necessary to protect the privacy rights of indi-
viduals.
(3) NEW BUDGET PROCEDURES FOR THE UNITED
NATIONS.—The United Nations has established and is
implementing budget procedures that—
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(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
(B) require the system-wide identification of
expenditures by functional categories such as
personnel, travel, and equipment.
(4) SUNSET POLICY FOR CERTAIN UNITED NA-
TIONS PROGRAMS.—
(A) EXISTING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary
General and the Director General of each des-
ignated specialized agency have used their exist-
ing authorities to require program managers
within the United Nations Secretariat and the
Secretariats of the designated specialized agen-
cies to conduct evaluations of United Nations
programs approved by the General Assembly,
and of programs of the designated specialized
agencies, in accordance with the standardized
methodology referred to in subparagraph (B).
(B) DEVELOPMENT
OF
EVALUATION
CRI-
TERIA.—
(i) UNITED
NATIONS.—The Office of
Internal Oversight Services has developed a
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standardized methodology for the evaluation
of United Nations programs approved by
the General Assembly, including specific
criteria for determining the continuing rel-
evance and effectiveness of the programs.
(ii) DESIGNATED SPECIALIZED AGEN-
CIES.—Patterned on the work of the Office
of Internal Oversight Services of the United
Nations, each designated specialized agency
has developed a standardized methodology
for the evaluation of the programs of the
agency, including specific criteria for deter-
mining the continuing relevance and effec-
tiveness of the programs.
(C) PROCEDURES.—Consistent with the
July 16, 1997, recommendations of the Secretary
General regarding a sunset policy and results-
based budgeting for United Nations programs,
the United Nations and each designated special-
ized agency has established and is implementing
procedures—
(i) requiring the Secretary General or
the Director General of the agency, as the
case may be, to report on the results of eval-
uations referred to in this paragraph, in-
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cluding the identification of programs that
have met criteria for continuing relevance
and effectiveness and proposals to terminate
or modify programs that have not met such
criteria; and
(ii) authorizing an appropriate body
within the United Nations or the agency, as
the case may be, to review each evaluation
referred to in this paragraph and report to
the General Assembly on means of improv-
ing the program concerned or on termi-
nating the program.
(D) UNITED STATES POLICY.—It shall be
the policy of the United States to seek adoption
by the United Nations of a resolution requiring
that each United Nations program approved by
the General Assembly, and to seek adoption by
each designated specialized agency of a resolu-
tion requiring that each program of the agency,
be subject to an evaluation referred to in this
paragraph and have a specific termination date
so that the program will not be renewed unless
the evaluation demonstrates the continuing rel-
evance and effectiveness of the program.
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(E) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ‘‘United Nations program
approved by the General Assembly’’ means a
program approved by the General Assembly of
the United Nations which is administered or
funded by the United Nations.
(5) UNITED NATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY QUESTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The United States has a
seat on the United Nations Advisory Committee
on Administrative and Budgetary Questions or
the five largest member contributors each have a
seat on the Advisory Committee.
(B) DEFINITION.—As used in this para-
graph, the term ‘‘5 largest member contributors’’
means the 5 United Nations member states that,
during a United Nations budgetary biennium,
have more total assessed contributions than any
other United Nations member state to the aggre-
gate of the United Nations regular budget and
the budget (or budgets) for United Nations peace-
keeping operations.
(6) ACCESS BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OF-
FICE.—The United Nations has in effect procedures
providing access by the United States General Ac-
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counting Office to United Nations financial data to
assist the Office in performing nationally mandated
reviews of United Nations operations.
(7) PERSONNEL.—
(A) APPOINTMENT AND SERVICE OF PER-
SONNEL.—The Secretary General—
(i) has established and is imple-
menting procedures that ensure that staff
employed by the United Nations is ap-
pointed on the basis of merit consistent with
Article 101 of the United Nations Charter;
and
(ii) is enforcing those contractual obli-
gations requiring worldwide availability of
all professional staff of the United Nations
to serve and be relocated based on the needs
of the United Nations.
(B) CODE OF CONDUCT.—The General As-
sembly has adopted, and the Secretary General
has the authority to enforce and is effectively en-
forcing, a code of conduct binding on all United
Nations personnel, including the requirement of
financial disclosure statements binding on senior
United Nations personnel and the establishment
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of rules against nepotism that are binding on all
United Nations personnel.
(C) PERSONNEL EVALUATION SYSTEM.—The
United Nations has adopted and is enforcing a
personnel evaluation system.
(D) PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS.—The United
Nations has established and is implementing a
mechanism to conduct periodic assessments of the
United Nations payroll to determine total staff-
ing, and the results of such assessments are re-
ported in an unabridged form to the General As-
sembly.
(E) REVIEW OF UNITED NATIONS ALLOW-
ANCE SYSTEM.—The United States has completed
a thorough review of the United Nations per-
sonnel allowance system. The review shall in-
clude a comparison of that system with the
United States civil service system, and shall
make recommendations to reduce entitlements to
allowances and allowance funding levels from the
levels in effect on January 1, 1998.
(8) REDUCTION IN BUDGET AUTHORITIES.—The
designated specialized agencies have achieved zero
nominal growth in their biennium budgets for 2000–
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01 from the 1998–99 biennium budget levels of the re-
spective agencies.
(9) NEW BUDGET PROCEDURES AND FINANCIAL
REGULATIONS.—Each designated specialized agency
has established procedures to—
(A) require the maintenance of a budget
that does not exceed the level agreed to by the
member states of the organization at the begin-
ning of each budgetary biennium, unless in-
creases are agreed to by consensus;
(B) require the identification of expendi-
tures by functional categories such as personnel,
travel, and equipment; and
(C) require approval by the member states
of the agency’s supplemental budget requests to
the Secretariat in advance of expenditures under
those requests.
(10) LIMITATION ON ASSESSED SHARE OF REG-
ULAR BUDGET FOR THE DESIGNATED SPECIALIZED
AGENCIES.—The share of the total of all assessed con-
tributions for any designated specialized agency does
not exceed 22 percent for any single member of the
agency.
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Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
Provisions
SEC. 951. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION ON RELATION TO EX-
ISTING LAWS.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in
this title may be construed to make available funds in viola-
tion of any provision of law containing a specific prohibi-
tion or restriction on the use of the funds, including section
114 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 287e note), section 151
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 287e note), and section 404 of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994
and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note).
SEC. 952. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS RELATING TO UNIDO
AND 
OTHER 
INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZA-
TIONS FROM WHICH THE UNITED STATES
HAS WITHDRAWN OR RESCINDED FUNDING.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
title shall be used to pay any arrearage for—
(1) the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization;
(2) any costs to merge that organization into the
United Nations;
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(3) the costs associated with any other organiza-
tion of the United Nations from which the United
States has withdrawn including the costs of the merg-
er of such organization into the United Nations; or
(4) the World Tourism Organization, or any
other international organization with respect to which
Congress has rescinded funding.
TITLE X—RUSSIAN BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
SEC. 1001. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to establish a training pro-
gram in Russia for nationals of Russia to obtain skills in
business administration, accounting, and marketing, with
special emphasis on instruction in business ethics and in
the basic terminology, techniques, and practices of those dis-
ciplines, to achieve international standards of quality,
transparency, and competitiveness.
SEC. 1002. DEFINITIONS.
(a) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the United
States-Russia Business Management Training Board estab-
lished under section 1005(a).
(b) DISTANCE LEARNING.—The term ‘‘distance learn-
ing’’ means training through computers, interactive videos,
teleconferencing, and videoconferencing between and among
students and teachers.
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(c) ELIGIBLE ENTERPRISE.—The term ‘‘eligible enter-
prise’’ means—
(1) a business concern operating in Russia that
employs Russian nationals; and
(2) a private enterprise that is being formed or
operated by former officers of the Russian armed
forces in Russia.
(d) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the
Secretary of State.
SEC. 1003. AUTHORIZATION FOR TRAINING PROGRAM AND
INTERNSHIPS.
(a) TRAINING PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, acting
through the Under Secretary of State for Public Di-
plomacy, and taking into account the general policies
recommended by the United States-Russia Business
Management Training Board established under sec-
tion 1005(a), is authorized to establish a program of
technical assistance (in this title referred to as the
‘‘program’’) to provide the training described in sec-
tion 1001 to eligible enterprises.
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Training shall be car-
ried out by United States nationals having expertise
in business administration, accounting, and mar-
keting or by Russian nationals who have been trained
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under the program or by those who meet criteria es-
tablished by the Board. Such training may be carried
out—
(A) in the offices of eligible enterprises, at
business schools or institutes, or at other loca-
tions in Russia, including facilities of the armed
forces of Russia, educational institutions, or in
the offices of trade or industry associations, with
special consideration given to locations where
similar training opportunities are limited or
nonexistent; or
(B) by ‘‘distance learning’’ programs origi-
nating in the United States or in European
branches of United States institutions.
(b) INTERNSHIPS WITH UNITED STATES DOMESTIC
BUSINESS CONCERNS.—The Secretary, acting through the
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, is author-
ized to pay the travel expenses and appropriate in-country
business English language training, if needed, of certain
Russian nationals who have completed training under the
program to undertake short-term internships with business
concerns in the United States upon the recommendation of
the Board.
SEC. 1004. APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) PROCEDURES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible enterprise that
desires to receive training for its employees and man-
agers under this title shall submit an application to
the clearinghouse established by subsection (d), at
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
additional information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require.
(2) JOINT APPLICATIONS.—A consortium of eligi-
ble enterprises may file a joint application under the
provisions of paragraph (1).
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall approve an ap-
plication under subsection (a) only if the application—
(1) is for an individual or individuals employed
in an eligible enterprise or enterprises applying
under the program;
(2) describes the level of training for which as-
sistance under this title is sought;
(3) provides evidence that the eligible enterprise
meets the general policies adopted by the Secretary for
the administration of this title;
(4) provides assurances that the eligible enter-
prise will pay a share of the costs of the training,
which share may include in-kind contributions; and
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(5) provides such additional assurances as the
Secretary determines to be essential to ensure compli-
ance with the requirements of this title.
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH BOARD POLICIES.—The Sec-
retary shall approve applications for technical assistance
under the program after taking into account the rec-
ommendations of the Board.
(d) CLEARINGHOUSE.—There is established a clearing-
house in Russia to manage and execute the program. The
clearinghouse shall screen applications, provide informa-
tion regarding training and teachers, monitor performance
of the program, and coordinate appropriate post-program
follow-on activities.
SEC. 1005. UNITED STATES-RUSSIAN BUSINESS MANAGE-
MENT TRAINING BOARD.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the
Department of State a United States-Russian Business
Management Training Board.
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Board established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be composed of 12 members as follows:
(1) The Under Secretary of State for Public Di-
plomacy.
(2) The Administrator of the Agency for Inter-
national Development.
(3) The Secretary of Commerce.
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(4) The Secretary of Education.
(5) Six individuals from the private sector hav-
ing expertise in business administration, accounting,
and marketing, who shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of State, as follows:
(A) Two individuals employed by graduate
schools of management offering accredited de-
grees.
(B) Two individuals employed by eligible
enterprises.
(C) Two individuals from nongovernmental
organizations involved in promoting free market
economy practices in Russia.
(6) Two nationals of Russia having experience
in business administration, accounting, or marketing,
who shall be appointed by the Secretary of State upon
the recommendation of the Government of Russia, and
who shall serve as nonvoting members.
(c) GENERAL POLICIES.—The Board shall make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary with respect to general poli-
cies for the administration of this title, including—
(1) guidelines for the administration of the pro-
gram under this title;
(2) criteria for determining the qualifications of
applicants under the program;
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(3) the appointment of panels of business leaders
in the United States and Russia for the purpose of
nominating trainees; and
(4) such other matters with respect to which the
Secretary may request recommendations.
(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Board
shall be designated by the President from among the voting
members of the Board. Except as provided in subsection
(e)(2), a majority of the voting members of the Board shall
constitute a quorum.
(e) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the call of
the Chairperson, except that—
(1) the Board shall meet not less than 4 times
each year; and
(2) the Board shall meet whenever one-third of
the voting members request a meeting in writing, in
which event 7 of the voting members shall constitute
a quorum.
(f) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board who are
not in the regular full-time employ of the United States
shall receive, while engaged in the business of the Board,
compensation for service at a rate to be fixed by the Presi-
dent, except that such rate shall not exceed the rate specified
at the time of such service for level V of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, in-
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cluding traveltime, and, while so serving away from their
homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code,
for persons employed intermittently in Government service.
SEC. 1006. RESTRICTIONS NOT APPLICABLE.
Prohibitions on the use of foreign assistance funds for
assistance for the Russian Federation shall not apply with
respect to the funds made available to carry out this title.
SEC. 1007. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001
to carry out this title.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated
under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available
until expended.
SEC. 1008. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
Attest:
Secretary.
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