123STA T . 3 40 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 200 9authori t y, i ncl u d in g coo pe ration w ith international e x pert s on eli m inating inhumane conditions, and such in f ormation is a v ail - a b le to the S ecretary of State
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the government is appointing ombudsmen to serve on behalf of prisoners and detainees, considering alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders to alleviate inhumane overcrowding, ma k ing efforts to address the status and cir- cumstances of confinement of j uvenile offenders, making efforts to improve pre-trial detention, bail and recordkeeping proce- dures to reduce pre-trial detention periods and to ensure that prisoners do not serve beyond the maximum sentence for the charged offense; and ( 10 ) the government is increasing the amount of govern- ment resources to eliminate inhumane conditions . (c) F unds appropriated by this A ct to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 11 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19 6 1, and the Support for E ast European D emocracy (SEED) Act of 19 8 9, shall be made available, notwith- standing section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance to help eliminate inhumane conditions in prisons and other detention facilities administered by foreign governments that the Assistant Secretary of State determines are making significant efforts to eliminate such conditions. (d) T he Secretary of State shall designate a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the B ureau of Democracy, H uman R ights and L abor to have primary responsibility for diplomatic efforts related to international prison conditions. TRANSP AR E N CY AN D ACC OU NTA BIL ITY SEC. 7 086. (a) U NITED N ATIONS. — Funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to continue to support efforts to promote transparency and accountability at the United Nations, including access to audits and program information, as appropriate
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d , That the Secretary of State, following consultation with the C ommit- tees on Appropriations, may withhold from obligation funds appro- priated under the heading ‘ ‘International O rgani z ations and P ro- grams ’ ’ for a United States contribution to a United Nations organization or agency if the Secretary determines that such organization or agency is not ade q uately implementing reforms to increase transparency and accountability. (b) INTERNATIONAL M ONETARY FUND.— (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) to promote standard public disclosure of documents of the Fund presented to the Executive Board of the Fund and summaries of the minutes of meetings of the Board, as recommended by the Independent Evaluation Office of the Fund, not later than 2 years after the date of the meeting at which the document was presented or the minutes were taken (as the case may be), unless the Executive Board— (A) determines that it is appropriate to delay disclo- sure; and (B) posts the reason for the delay on the website of the Fund. (2) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY O F LOANS, A G REE- M ENTS, AND OT H ER PROGRAMS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY Webposting.D ete rm in a tion. Dea dl ine. Designation.
