To provide for the withholding of United States contributions to any United Nations commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, and for other purposes.

February 13, 2003

Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BURR, Mr. CANNON, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. HERGER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, and Mr. PEARCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

To provide for the withholding of United States contributions to any United Nations commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. WITHHOLDING OF UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN UNITED NATIONS COMMISSIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ANY AFFILIATED AGENCIES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available to the Department of State or any other Federal department or agency may not be used for the following:

(1) United States contributions to any United Nations commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)) has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, until such time as the President determines that such commission, organization, or agency is no longer chaired or presided over by such country and the commission, organization, or agency has established appropriate electoral reforms, including minimum standards for leadership positions and the elimination of automatic rotation of such leadership positions.

(2) Expenses for any United States delegation to any United Nations commission, organization, or affiliated agency described in paragraph (1) until such time as the President makes the determination described in such paragraph.

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