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Title I — United States policy at the United Nations

S. 1313 · 113th Congress · Jul 17, 2013 · Lineage

I United States policy at the United Nations

Sec. 101 United States contributions to the United Nations system

(a)
Statement of policy— It shall be the policy of the United States—
(1)
to pursue the goal of zero nominal growth of the regular budget of the United Nations above the 2012–2013 regular budget;
(2)
to maintain the 22-percent cap on assessed contributions to the United Nations regular budget, and to establish similar maximum assessments for other United Nations entities;
(3)
to establish a 25-percent cap on United States contributions to the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations budget; and
(4)
to shift funding for the regular budget of the United Nations from assessed to voluntary contributions.
(b)
Requirement To seek change— 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 shift the funding mechanism for the regular budget of the United Nations to a voluntary basis, and to make it a priority to build support for such a transformational change among Member States, particularly key United Nations donors.

Sec. 102 Budget justification for United States contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations

(a)
Detailed itemization— The President shall include in the budget justification documents submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a detailed itemized request in support of the contribution of the United States to the regular budget of the United Nations.
(b)
Contents of detailed itemization— The detailed itemization required under subsection (a) shall—
(1)
contain information relating to the amounts requested in support of each of the various sections and programs of the regular budget of the United Nations; and
(2)
compare the amounts requested for the current year with the actual or estimated amounts contributed by the United States in previous fiscal years for the same sections and titles.
(c)
Adjustments and notification— If the United Nations proposes an adjustment to its regular assessed budget, the Secretary shall, at the time such adjustment is presented to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), notify and consult with the appropriate congressional committees.

Sec. 103 Annual publication

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 ensure the United Nations publishes annually, including on a publicly searchable internet website, a list of all United Nations subsidiary bodies and their functions, budgets, staff, and contributions, both voluntary and assessed, sorted by donor.

Sec. 104 Annual financial disclosure

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 adopt and implement a system wide requirement at the United Nations for the filing of individual annual financial disclosure forms by each employee of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, programs, and funds at the D–1 level and above, which shall be made available to the Office of Internal Oversight Services, to Member States, and to the public at a similar level of detail as that required of United States Government officials under title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 4 101 et seq.).

Sec. 105 Policy with respect to expansion of the United Nations Security Council

It is the policy of the United States to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to oppose any proposals on expansion of the Security Council if such expansion would—
(1)
diminish the influence of the United States on the Security Council;
(2)
include new members without a record and ongoing commitment to fully share the responsibilities and burdens as full members of the United Nations, including financial support for the regular budget and peacekeeping operations of the United Nations;
(3)
include new members that are unable or unwilling to fully enforce United Nations Security Council judgments and sanctions; or
(4)
include veto rights for any new members of the Security Council.

Sec. 106 Access to reports and audits

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 ensure that Member States may, upon request, have access to all reports and audits completed by the Board of External Auditors.

Sec. 107 Waiver of immunity

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 ensure that the Secretary-General exercises the right and duty of the Secretary-General under section 20 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations to waive the immunity of any United Nations official in any case in which such immunity would impede the course of justice. In exercising such waiver, the Secretary-General is urged to interpret the interests of the United Nations as favoring the investigation or prosecution of a United Nations official who is credibly under investigation for having committed a serious criminal offense or who is credibly charged with a serious criminal offense.

Sec. 108 Terrorism and the United Nations

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 work toward adoption by the General Assembly of—
(1)
a definition of terrorism that—
(A)
builds upon the recommendations of the December 2004 report of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change;
(B)
includes as an essential component of such definition any action that is intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians with the purpose of intimidating a population or compelling a government or an international organization to do, or abstain from doing, any act; and
(C)
does not propose a legal or moral equivalence between an action described in subparagraph (B) and measures taken by a government or international organization in self-defense against an action described in subparagraph (B); and
(2)
a comprehensive convention on terrorism that includes the definition described in paragraph (1).

Sec. 109 United Nations treaty bodies

The United States shall withhold from United States contributions to the regular assessed budget of the United Nations for a biennial period amounts that are proportional to the percentage of such budget that are expended with respect to a United Nations human rights treaty monitoring body or committee that was established by—
(1)
a convention (without any protocols) or an international covenant (without any protocols) to which the United States is not party; or
(2)
a convention, with a subsequent protocol, if the United States is a party to neither.

Sec. 110 Anti-semitism and the United Nations

(a)
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—
(1)
ensure the issuance and implementation of a directive by the Secretary-General or the Secretariat, as appropriate, that—
(A)
requires all employees of the United Nations and its specialized agencies to officially and publicly condemn anti-Semitic statements made at any session of the United Nations or its specialized agencies, or at any other session sponsored by the United Nations;
(B)
requires employees of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, programs, and funds to be subject to punitive action, including immediate dismissal, for making anti-Semitic statements or references;
(C)
proposes specific recommendations to the General Assembly for the establishment of mechanisms to hold accountable employees and officials of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, programs, and funds, or Member States, that make such anti-Semitic statements or references in any forum of the United Nations or of its specialized agencies;
(D)
continues to develop and implements education awareness programs about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism throughout the world, as part of an effort to combat intolerance and hatred; and
(E)
requires the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to develop programming and other measures that address anti-Semitism;
(2)
secure the adoption of a resolution by the General Assembly that establishes the mechanisms described in paragraph (1)(C); and
(3)
continue working toward further reduction of anti-Semitism in the United Nations and its specialized agencies, programs, and funds.
(b)
Withholding of funds— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the United Nations and its affiliated agencies under the heading “Contributions for International Organizations” for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, $100,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation or expenditure until the President certifies to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House of Representative that no United Nations agency or United Nations affiliated agency grants any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes or condones anti-Semitism, or which includes as a subsidiary or member any such organization. Funds appropriated for use as a United States contribution to the United Nations but withheld from obligation and expenditure pursuant to this subsection shall revert to the United States Treasury at the end of said fiscal year and shall not be considered arrears to be repaid to any United Nations entity.

Sec. 111 United States policy on tier 3 human rights violators

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 ensure that no representative of a country designated by the Department of State pursuant to section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) as a Tier 3 country presides as Chair or President of any United Nations entity.