Sec. 109. Whistleblower protections
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Not more than 85 percent of the annual contributions by the United States to the United Nations (including contributions to the Department of Peacekeeping Operations) for any United Nations agency, or for the Organization of American States, may be obligated for such organization, department, or agency until the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the organization, department, or agency receiving such contributions is— posting on a publicly available website, consistent with applicable privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or agency; providing the United States Government with necessary access to the financial and performance audits described in paragraph (1); and effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures that reflect best practices for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including— protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures; the establishment of appropriate legal burdens of proof in disciplinary or other actions taken against employees and the maintenance of due process protections for such employees; the establishment of clear statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation against whistleblowers; appropriate access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and prompt disciplinary action, as appropriate, against any officials who have engaged in retaliation against whistleblowers.
The Secretary may obligate the remaining 15 percent of the applicable United States contributions to an organization, department, or agency subject to the certification requirement described in subsection
(a)after the Secretary submits such certification to the appropriate congressional committees. The Secretary may waive the requirements under subsection
(a)with respect to a particular agency, organization, or department, if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such a waiver is necessary for the particular agency, organization, or department to avert or respond to a humanitarian crisis. A waiver under paragraph
(1)may be renewed if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver remains necessary for that particular agency, organization, or department to avert or respond to a humanitarian crisis.