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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3348 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2007 Mr. Wamp (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, and Mr. Stearns) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of State to withhold from the United States contribution to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations an amount that is equal to the percentage of such contribution that the Secretary determines would be allocated by the United Nations to support the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) until such time as the United Nations and ECOSOC have withdrawn consultative status for all organizations with any affiliations to terrorist organizations.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the United Nations Economic and Social Council Accountability Act of 2007.

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Findings

Congress finds the following: (1)In 1995, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) provided special consultative status to the Saudi-based International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO). (2)The United States Secretary of the Treasury has placed the Philippine and Indonesian branch offices of IIRO on the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 186; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism) for assisting in fundraising activities for Al-Qaida and affiliated terrorist groups. (3)The United Nations Security Council added the Philippine and Indonesian branch offices of IIRO to the list of entities belonging to or associated with Al-Qaida.

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Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the United Nations— (1)should ensure that the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) thoroughly investigate organizations and their potential affiliations to terrorist organizations before providing special consultative status to such organizations; and (2)should ensure that ECOSOC immediately withdraw consultative status for organizations with any affiliations to terrorist organizations, as identified by either the United Nations or the United States Department of the Treasury.

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Withholding funding for the United Nations Economic and Social Council

The Secretary of State shall withhold from the United States contribution to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations an amount that is equal to the percentage of such contribution that the Secretary determines would be allocated by the United Nations to support the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) until such time as the Secretary certifies to Congress that the United Nations and ECOSOC have withdrawn consultative status for all organizations with any affiliations to terrorist organizations, as identified by either the United Nations or the United States Department of the Treasury.