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113 STAT. 1501A-480 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX G known to or identified by the United States Government for loans incurred, on or after October 1, 1984, by the United Nations or any specialized agency of the United Nations through external borrowing. (b) TRANSMITTAL. — The Secretary of State may transmit a certification under subsection (a) at any time during fiscal year 1998 or thereafter if the requirements of the certification are satisfied. CHAPTER 3—REFORM OF ASSESSMENTS AND UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS SEC. 931. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—^A certification described in this section is a certification by the Secretary of State that the conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied. Such certification shall not be made by the Secretary if the Secretary determines that any of the conditions set forth in section 921 are no longer satisfied. (b) CONDITIONS. — The conditions under this subsection are the following: (1) CONTESTED ARREARAGES. —The United Nations has established an account or other appropriate mechanism with respect to all United States arrearages incurred before the date of enactment of this Act with respect to which payments are not authorized by this Act, and the failure to pay amounts specified in the account does not affect the application of Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations. The account established under this paragraph may be referred to as the "contested arrearages account". (2) LIMITATION ON ASSESSED SHARE OF BUDGET FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.— The assessed share of the budget for each assessed United Nations peacekeeping operation does not exceed 25 percent for any single United Nations member. (3) LIMITATION ON ASSESSED SHARE OF REGULAR BUDGET.— The share of the total of all assessed contributions for the regular budget of the United Nations does not exceed 22 percent for any single United Nations member. CHAPTER 4—BUDGET AND PERSONNEL REFORM SEC. 941. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Except as provided in paragraph (2), a certification described in this section is a certification by the Secretary of State that the conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied. (2) SPECIFIED CERTIFICATION. —^A certification described in this section is also a certification that, with respect to the United Nations or a particular designated specialized agency, the conditions in subsection (b)(4) applicable to that organization are satisfied, regardless of whether the conditions in subsection (b)(4) applicable to any other organization are satisfied, if the other conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied. (3) EFFECT OF SPECIFIED CERTIFICATION. —Funds made available under section 912(b)(3) upon a certification made under this section with respect to the United Nations or a particular designated specialized agency shall be limited to