3.0.0 1394 2018-02-03T21:38:28Z 2023-01-12T12:20:29Z Senate S S 2005-07-13 109 Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform Act of 2005 109 2745 HR 2005-06-21 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133. Related bill CRS Companion bill Senate Related bill House 2005-07-14 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165. Calendars 2005-07-13 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2005-07-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. N K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2005-07-13 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2005-07-13 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2005-07-13 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2005-07-13 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2005-11-08 False International Affairs AIDS (Disease) Africa (Sub-Saharan) Agriculture and Food Algeria Antisemitism Appropriations Arab-Israeli conflict Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Arms control agreements Arms control verification Arms sales Asia Assassination Auditing Bahrain Biennial budgets Bribery Caribbean area Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Comoros Compensation for victims of crime Competitive bidding Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Courts-martial and courts of inquiry Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Crimes against humanity Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Data banks Democracy Developing countries Development credit institutions Dismissal of employees Djibouti Drug abuse Drug law enforcement East Asia Economic assistance Economic development Economics and Public Finance Education Egypt Election administration Embargo Employee rights Employee selection Employee training Energy Energy prices Environmental Protection Europe European Union Evidence (Law) Ex-offenders Extradition Finance and Financial Sector Financial disclosure Fines (Penalties) Food relief Foreign Trade and International Finance Fraud Futures trading Garnishment Genocide Government Operations and Politics Government ethics Government liability (International law) Government procurement Government publicity Government travel Governmental investigations Health History Human immunodeficiency viruses Human rights International agencies International control of nuclear power International courts International employees International environmental cooperation International military forces Iran Iraq Iraq compilation Israel Jewish holocaust (1939-1945) Jordan Kuwait Labor and Employment Latin America Law Lebanon Libya Logistics Mauritania Middle East and North Africa Military command and control Military law Military occupation Military operations Military personnel Military training Military withdrawal Misconduct in office Morocco Nongovernmental organizations Nuclear exports Nuclear nonproliferation Nuclear security measures Oaths Oman Pacific area Palestinians Peacekeeping forces Performance measurement Perjury Personnel management Petroleum Prejudice President and foreign policy Promotions Prosecution Qatar Rating of employees Record votes Refugees Religion Sanctions (International law) Saudi Arabia Sex crimes Sexual harassment Smuggling Somalia Sovereignty State-sponsored terrorism Sudan Syria Terrorism Transfer of employees Travel costs Treaties Tunisia United Arab Emirates United Nations United Nations delegations United Nations economic assistance United Nations finances United Nations headquarters United Nations membership United Nations officials United Nations structure United Nations technical assistance Uranium enrichment Victims of crimes War crimes Waste in government spending Women Yemen International Affairs 00 2005-07-13 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-07T18:17:31Z Declares it to be U.S. policy to redirect: (1) U.S. contributions to the U.N. To achieve a shift in the funding mechanisms of 18 specified organizational programs of the U.N. from the regular assessed budget to voluntarily funded programs; and (2) a portion of funds from the Public Information and General Assembly affairs and conferences services organizational programs to pursue pursue a streamlined, efficient, and accountable regular assessed budget of the United Nations.

Limits the U.S. contribution to the regularly assessed U.N. budget.

Requires the redirection of the amount of funds assessed to the United States if, by 2008, the funding mechanisms of one or more of the 18 specified U.N. organizational programs have not been shifted from the regular assessed budget to voluntarily funded programs.

States that it shall be U.S. policy to actively pursue weighted voting with respect to budgetary and financial matter in accordance with the level of financial contributions of member states to the regular assessed U.N. budget.

Requires the Secretary of State to certify the U.N. budget at an approved level and the withholding of U.S. contributions if certifications cannot be made.

Sets forth required U.N.-related certifications respecting: (1) an Independent Oversight Board; (2) the Office of Internal Oversight; (3) an Office of Ethics; (4) a position of Chief Operating Officer; (5) member access to Board of Internal Auditors reports; (6) waiver of immunity; and (7) the oil-for-food program.

Directs that U.S. influence be used to: (1) provide for Israel's permanent inclusion in the U.N. Western European and Others Group; (2) provide a mechanism to suspend a member state engaged in genocide or crimes against humanity; (3) establish a human rights body in the U.N.; (4) establish in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) an Office of Compliance, and a Special Committee on Safeguards and Verification; and (4) reform U.N. peacekeeping operations, including opposing any new or expanded peacekeeping operations until appropriate certification.

Directs the Secretary to recruit U.S. citizens for positions within international organizations.

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