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Title X — Reporting requirements

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

X Reporting requirements

Sec. 1001 Report on United Nations reform

Section 4 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b(c)(3)) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (R); and
(2)
by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:

“(C) A description of progress toward the goal of shifting funding for the regular budget of the United Nations to voluntary funding as described in section 101 of the United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2013, and a detailed description of efforts and activities by United States diplomats and officials toward that end.

“(D) A description of progress toward each of the policy goals identified in title I of the United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2013, and a detailed, goal-specific description of efforts and activities by United States diplomats and officials toward those ends.

“(E) A description of the status of the implementation of management reforms within the United Nations and its specialized entities.

“(F) An accounting of the number of outputs, reports, or other mandates generated by General Assembly and Security Council resolutions, a description of the status of the review by the General Assembly of all mandates older than 5 years and how resources have been redirected to new challenges, and the number of mandates that have been eliminated since the date of the enactment of the United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2013.

“(G) A description of the progress of the General Assembly to modernize and streamline the committee structure and its specific recommendations on oversight and committee outputs, consistent with the March 2005 report of the Secretary-General entitled “In Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All”.

“(H) An assessment of the continued utility and relevance of the Economic and Financial Committee and the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee, in light of the duplicative agendas of those committees and the Economic and Social Council.

“(I) An examination of whether the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies has contracted with any party included on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs.

“(J) A description of progress made by the General Assembly in modernizing human resource practices, consistent with the report described in subparagraph (G).

“(K) A comprehensive evaluation of human resources reforms at the United Nations, including an evaluation of—

“(i) tenure;

“(ii) performance reviews;

“(iii) the promotion system;

“(iv) a merit-based hiring system and enhanced regulations concerning termination of employment; and

“(v) the adoption and implementation of a United Nations systemwide code of conduct and ethics training.

“(L) A description of the implementation at the United Nations of a system of procedures for filing complaints and protective measures for workplace harassment, including sexual harassment.

“(M) Policy recommendations relating to the establishment at the United Nations of a rotation requirement for nonadministrative positions.

“(N) Policy recommendations relating to the establishment of limitations on the transfer of personnel and officials assigned to the mission of a member state to the United Nations to positions within the United Nations Secretariat that are compensated at the P–5 level and above.

“(O) Policy recommendations relating to a reduction in travel allowances for United Nations personnel and attendant oversight with respect to accommodations and airline flights.

“(P) An evaluation of the recommendations of the Secretary-General relating to greater flexibility for the Secretary-General in staffing decisions to accommodate changing priorities.”

Sec. 1002 Report on United States contributions to the United Nations

(a)
In general— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year.
(b)
Content— The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
(1)
The total amount of all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Nations and United Nations affiliated agencies and related bodies.
(2)
The approximate percentage of United States Government contributions to each United Nations affiliated agency or body in such fiscal year when compared with all contributions to such agency or body from any source in such fiscal year.
(3)
For each such contribution—
(A)
the amount of the contribution;
(B)
a description of the contribution (including whether assessed or voluntary);
(C)
the department or agency of the United States Government responsible for the contribution;
(D)
the purpose of the contribution; and
(E)
the United Nations or United Nations affiliated agency or related body receiving the contribution.
(c)
Public availability of information— Not later than 14 days after submitting a report required under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a public version of the report on a text-based, searchable, and publicly available Internet website.

Sec. 1003 Report to Congress on voting practices in the United Nations

Section 406(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2414a(b)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (5), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(2)
in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(7) a table detailing the amount of direct United States foreign assistance provided to each member country alongside a voting comparison as described in paragraph (5).”