PART E-INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 161. MATERIAL DONATIONS TO UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING

OPERATIONS.

It is the sense of the Congress that the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations should work to ensure that in-kind contributions by the United States and other nations to the United Nations peacekeeping forces are included at their full value when calculating the contributions to United Nations peacekeeping forces.

SEC. 162.32 REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCEDURES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.

(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS.-For assessed contributions authorized to be appropriated by section 102 of this Act, the President may withhold 20 percent of the funds appropriated for the United States assessed contribution to the United Nations or to any of its specialized agencies for any calendar year if the United Nations or any such agency has failed to implement or to continue to implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures on budgetary matters which assure that sufficient attention is paid to the views of the United States and other member states who are major financial contributors to such assessed budgets.

(b) 33 NOTICE TO CONGRESS.-The President shall notify the Congress when a decision is made to withhold any share of the United States assessed contribution to the United Nations or its specialized agencies pursuant to subsection (a) and shall notify the Congress when the decision is made to pay any previously withheld assessed contribution. A notification under this subsection shall include appropriate consultation between the President (or his representative) and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

(c) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PRIOR YEARS.-Subject to the availability of appropriations, payment of assessed contributions for prior years may be made to the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, section 405 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246) and section 143 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-93) if such payment would further United States interests in that organization.

(d) 33 REPORT TO CONGRESS.-Not later than February 1 of each year, the President shall submit a report to the Congress concerning the payment of assessed contributions to the United Nations

32 22 U.S.C. 287e note.

33 In a memorandum of February 10, 1992, the President delegated functions in sections 102(a)3) and 162(b) and (d), relating to payment to the United Nations and its specialized agencies of U.S. assessments and arrears, to the Secretary of State in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (57 F.R. 5365; February 14, 1992).

Such functions were further delegated to the Under Secretary for Management, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 (Public Notice 1555; 57 F.R. 2298; January 21, 1992), as amended by Delegation of Authority 193-3 of June 25, 1992 (Public Notice 1661; 57 F.R. 32042; July 20, 1992).

and any of its specialized agencies during the preceding calendar year.

(e) 34 REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW.-Section 143 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987, and section 405 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, are repealed.

SEC. 163.35 REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING UNITED NATIONS SECONDMENT.

SEC. 164. PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROAD CONGRESSES.

(a) REPEAL.-The Act of June 18, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 269) is repealed. (b) 36 AUTHORITY.-The President is authorized to maintain membership of the United States in the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses.

SEC. 168.37 BRITISH-AMERICAN INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEETINGS.-Not to exceed 24 Members of Congress shall be appointed to meet annually and when the Congress is not in session (except that this restriction shall not apply to meetings held in the United States), with representatives of the House of Commons and the House of Lords of the Parliament of Great Britain for discussion of common problems in the interest of relations between the United States and Great Britain. The Members of Congress so appointed shall be referred to as the "United States group" of the United States Interparliamentary Group.

(b) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.-Of the Members of Congress appointed for purposes of this section

(1) half shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from among Members of the House (not less than 4 of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs), and

(2) half shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (not less than 4 of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations) unless the majority and minority leaders of the Senate determine otherwise.

(c) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. (1) The Chair or Vice Chair of the House delegation of the United States group shall be a member from the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

(2) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall designate the Chair or Vice Chair of the Senate delegation.

(d) FUNDING.-There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000 for each fiscal year to assist in meeting the expenses of the United

34 22 U.S.C. 287e note.

35 Sec. 163 struck out sec. 701(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; 22 U.S.C. 287e note), requiring the Secretary of State to report to Congress on "the status of secondment within the United Nations by the Soviet Union and Soviet-bloc member-nations.".

36 22 U.S.C. 269.

37 22 U.S.C. 2761.

States group for each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made, half of which shall be for the House delegation and half of which shall be for the Senate delegation. The House and Senate portions of such appropriations shall be disbursed on vouchers to be approved by the Chair of the House delegation and the Chair of the Senate delegation, respectively.

(e) CERTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES.-The certificate of the Chair of the House delegation or the Senate delegation of the United States group shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers in the auditing of the accounts of the United States group.

(f) ANNUAL REPORT.-The United States group shall submit to the Congress a report for each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made for the United States group, which shall include its expenditures under such appropriation.

(g) 38 INTERPARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE OF NORTH ATLANTIC AS

SEMBLY.

SEC. 169.39 UNITED STATES DELEGATION TO THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE CONFERENCE ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (CSCE).

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-In accordance with the allocation of seats to the United States in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (hereinafter referred to as the "CSCE Assembly") not to exceed 17 Members of Congress shall be appointed to meet jointly and annually with representative parliamentary groups from other Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) member-nations for the purposes of—

(1) assessing the implementation of the objectives of the CSCE;

(2) discussing subjects addressed during the meetings of the Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs and the biennial Summit of Heads of State or Government;

(3) initiating and promoting such national and multilateral measures as may further cooperation and security in Europe. (b) APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATION.-For each meeting of the CSCE Assembly, there shall be appointed a United States Delegation, as follows:

(1) In 1992 and every even-numbered year thereafter, 9 Members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from Members of the House (not less than 4 of whom, including the Chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Committee on Foreign Affairs); and 8 Members shall, upon recommendations of the Majority and Minority leaders of the Senate, be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from Members of the Senate (not less than 4 of whom, including the Vice Chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of the Majority and Minority leaders of the Senate, determines otherwise).

38 Subsec. (g) amended sec. 5 of the "Joint resolution to authorize participation by the United States in parliamentary conferences of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization", approved July 11, 1956 (22 U.S.C. 1928e).

39 22 U.S.C. 276m. See also legislation beginning at page 1042.

(2) In every odd-numbered year beginning in 1993, 9 Members shall, upon recommendation of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from Members of the Senate (not less than 4 of whom, including the Chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of the Majority and Minority leaders of the Senate, determines otherwise); and 8 Members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from Members of the House (not less than 4 of whom, including the Vice Chairman, shall be from the Committee on Foreign Affairs).

(c) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.-For the purpose of providing general staff support and continuity between successive delegations, each United States Delegation shall have 2 secretaries (one of whom shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Delegation of the Senate).

(d) FUNDING.

(1) UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION.-There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year $80,000 to assist in meeting the expenses of the United States delegation. For each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made under this subsection, half of such appropriation may be disbursed on voucher to be approved by the Chairman and half of such appropriation may be disbursed on voucher to be approved by the Vice Chairman.

(2) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.-Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection are authorized to be available until expended.

(e) ANNUAL REPORT.-The United States Delegation shall, for each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made, submit to the Congress a report including its expenditures under such appropriation. The certificate of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the United States Delegation shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers in the auditing of the accounts of the United States Delegation.

SEC. 170.40 REPORT CONCERNING THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION.

Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State (in consultation with the heads of all appropriate bureaus and offices of the Department of State) shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report on the activities after April 30, 1990 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

40 Functions vested in the Secretary of State in this section were further delegated to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 Public Notice 1555; 57 F.R. 2298; January 21, 1992).

NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE

FOR A

FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT.

SEC. 172. INTERGOVERNMENTAL

It is the sense of the Congress regarding negotiations taking place in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that the framework convention should seek to provide for commitments by all nations to

(1) improved coordination of research activities and monitoring of global climate change;

(2) adoption of measures that are justified for a variety of reasons and which also have the effect of limiting or adapting to any adverse effects of climate change;

(3) establishment of national strategies to address climate change and to make public accounting of the elements of such strategy and the effect on net emissions of greenhouse gases;

(4) establishment of verifiable goals for net reductions of greenhouse gases by all nations in an equitable manner; and (5) the development of plans by each country to reach those goals.

SEC. 174.41 HOUSING BENEFITS OF THE UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

(a) REVIEW.-The Secretary of State shall conduct a review and evaluation of policies and procedures for the provision of housing benefits (including leased housing, housing allowances, differential payments, or any comparable benefit) to United States Government personnel assigned to the United States Mission to the United Nations. Such review shall consider the December 1989 recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of State concerning housing benefits, and other recommendations as appropriate.

(b) REPORT.-Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive report of the findings of such review and evaluation to the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Such report shall include, but not be limited to

(1) a summary of all leased housing policy changes;

(2) information concerning implementation of recommendations of the Inspector General for the Department of State, including an explanation for not implementing any recommendation made by the Inspector General; and

(3) designation of positions at the United States Mission to the United Nations which require the incumbent to live in the Borough of Manhattan, and specific justification for such designation.

41 Functions vested in the Secretary of State in this section were further delegated to the Under Secretary for Management by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 (Public Notice 1555; 57 F.R. 2298; January 21, 1992).