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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

99 STAT. 424

PUBLIC LAW 99-93—AUG. 16, 1985 gress that national security and foreign policy circumstances require that this paragraph be waived in specific circumstances. "(c) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report to the Congress— "(1) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, on the plans of the Secretary for implementing this section; and "(2) not later than 6 months thereafter, on the actions taken pursuant to those plans. "(d) UNITED STATES NATIONALS.—This section shall not apply with respect to any United States national. "(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term 'United Nations Headquarters District' means the area within the United States which is agreed to by the United Nations and the United States to constitute such a district, together with such other areas as the Secretary of State may approve from time to time in order to permit effective functioning of the United Nations or missions to the United Nations.". SEC. 142. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS IF ISRAEL EXPELLED.

Section 115(b) of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 287 note) is amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The United States shall reduce its annual assessed contribution to the United Nations or such specialized agency by 8.34 percent for each month in which United States participation is suspended pursuant to this section.". 22 USC 287e note.

SEC. 143. UNITED NATIONS PROCEDURES.

ORGANIZATIONS

REFORM

IN

BUDGET

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that the United Nations and its specialized agencies which are financed through assessed contributions of member states have not paid sufficient attention in the development of their budgets to the views of the member governments who are major financial contributors to those budgets. (b) VOTING RIGHTS.—In order to foster greater financial responsibility in preparation of the budgets of the United Nations and its specialized agencies which are financed through assessed contributions, the Secretary of State shall seek the adoption by the United Nations and its specialized agencies of procedures which grant voting rights to each member state on matters of budgetary consequence. Such voting rights shall be proportionate to the contribution of each such member state to the budget of the United Nations and its specialized agencies. (c) LIMITATION ON ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS.—No payment may be

made for an assessed contribution to the United Nations or its specialized agencies in excess of 20 percent of the total annual budget of the United Nations or its specialized agencies (respectively) for the United States fiscal year 1987 and following years unless the United Nations and its specialized agencies have adopted the voting rights referred to in subsection (b). SEC. 144. LIMITATION ON ASSESSED PAYMENTS TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

Section 114 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 287e note), is amended in subsection (a)(1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (2);