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113 STAT. 1501A-462 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX G (b) AMENDMENT TO THE IAEA PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1957,— Section 2(a) of the International Atomic Energy Agency Participation Act of 1957 (22 U.S.C. 2021(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "The Representative of the United States to the Vienna office of the United Nations shall also serve as representative of the United States to the Agency.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to individuals appointed on or after the date of enactment of this Act. Subtitle B—United Nations Activities SEC. 721. UNITED NATIONS POLICY ON ISRAEL AND THE PALESTIN- IANS. (a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT. — It shall be the policy of the United States to promote an end to the persistent inequity experienced by Israel in the United Nations whereby Israel is the only longstanding member of the organization to be denied acceptance into any of the United Nations regional blocs. (b) POLICY ON ABOLITION OF CERTAIN UNITED NATIONS GROUPS.— It shall be the policy of the United States to seek the abolition of certain United Nations groups the existence of which is inimical to the ongoing Middle East peace process, those groups being the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and other Arabs of the Occupied Territories; the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People; the Division for the Palestinian Rights; and the Division on Public Information on the Question of Palestine. (c) ANNUAL REPORTS. —On January 15 of each year, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees (in classified or unclassified form as appropriate) on— (1) actions taken by representatives of the United States to encourage the nations of the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) to accept Israel into their regional bloc; (2) other measures being undertaken, and which will be undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel's full and equal participation in the United Nations; and (3) steps taken by the United States under subsection (b) to secure abolition by the United Nations of groups described in that subsection. (d) ANNUAL CONSULTATION. —At the time of the submission of each annual report under subsection (c), the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on specific responses received by the Secretary of State from each of the nations of the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) on their position concerning Israel's acceptance into their organization. SEC. 722. DATA ON COSTS INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. Chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: