[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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                 DOLE (AND PRESSLER) AMENDMENT NO. 1349

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Dole for himself and Mr. Pressler) proposed an 
amendment to the bill S. 1281, supra; as follows:

       On page 82, after line 23, insert the following:

     SEC. 170B. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING BUDGETARY AND 
                   MANAGEMENT REFORM.

       (a) Withholding of Contributions for United Nations 
     Peacekeeping.--(1) At the beginning of each fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1995), 20 percent of the amounts 
     of funds made available for United States assessed 
     contributions for United Nations peacekeeping activities 
     shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure unless a 
     certification has been made under subsection (b).
       (2) For each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1995), 
     the United States may not pay any voluntary contribution for 
     international peacekeeping activities unless a certification 
     has been made under subsection (b).
       (b) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a certification by the President to the 
     Congress that--
       (1) the United Nations has established an independent and 
     objective Office of Inspector General to conduct and 
     supervise audits, inspections, and investigations relating to 
     the United Nations peacekeeping activities carried out by the 
     United Nations;
       (2) the Secretary General of the United Nations has 
     appointed an Inspector General, with the consent of the 
     General Assembly, solely the basis of integrity and 
     demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
     analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or 
     investigations;
       (3) the United Nations Office of Inspector General is 
     authorized to--
       (A) make investigations and reports relating to the 
     administration of the United Nations peacekeeping activities 
     carried out by the United Nations;
       (B) have access to all records and documents or other 
     material available which relate to those activities; and
       (C) have direct and prompt access to relevant officials of 
     the United Nations, including any official of the United 
     Nations Secretariat;
       (4) the United Nations Office of Inspector General is 
     keeping the Secretary General and the members of the Security 
     Council fully informed about problems, deficiencies, and the 
     necessity for, and progress of, corrective action;
       (5) the United Nations has established measures to protect 
     the identity of, and to prevent reprisals against, any staff 
     member making a complaint or disclosing information to, or 
     cooperating in any investigation or inspection by the Office 
     of the Inspector General; and
       (6) the United Nations has enacted procedures to ensure 
     compliance with Inspector General recommendations.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (2) the term ``Permanent Representative'' means the 
     Permanent Representative of the United States to the United 
     Nations appointed by the President pursuant to section 2 of 
     this Act; and

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