United Nations Review and Accounting Act

Bill: 115-hr-264
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2017-01-04
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Foreign aid and international relief

International organizations and cooperation

Military operations and strategy

United Nations
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>United Nations Review and Accounting Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits funds from being obligated, expended, or transferred for assessed or voluntary U.N. contributions (or to any fund, program, or entity affiliated with the U.N.) until 180 days after the date on which all of the following reports have been submitted: </p> <ul> <li>the President's report on U.S. contributions to the U.N. relating to peacekeeping operations, </li> <li>the Office of Management and Budget's additional report on other U.S. contributions to the U.N., and </li> <li>the Government Accountability Office's comparative report on peacekeeping operations.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 264 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2017 Mr. Lamborn (for himself and Mr. Franks of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use of funds for assessed or voluntary contributions to the United Nations until the submission of certain reports on such funding, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United Nations Review and Accounting Act . 2. Prohibition on funding (a) In general No funds may be obligated, expended, or transferred, directly or indirectly, for assessed or voluntary contributions to the United Nations (or to any body, organization, entity, association, fund, program, or agency affiliated with the United Nations) until 180 days after the date on which all of the reports described in subsection (b) have been submitted. (b) Reports described The reports described in this subsection are the following: (1) The first report required under section 306 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–323 ). (2) The first report required under section 312 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–323 ). (3) The report required under section 313 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–323 ).