Sec. 501. Office of Integrity in the United Nations System
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The Secretary of State shall establish, within the Bureau of International Organization Affairs of the Department of State, the Office of Integrity in the United Nations System (referred to in this section as the UN Integrity Office ). The Secretary of State shall appoint a career member of the Senior Foreign Service to head the UN Integrity Office. The Secretary of State may appoint a Special Envoy for Integrity in the United Nations System. The UN Integrity Office shall assume the primary responsibility for— promoting United States participation in the United Nations System; ensuring that United Nations employees uphold the principals of impartiality enshrined in the United Nations charter, rules, and regulations; monitoring and countering undue influence, especially by authoritarian nations, within the United Nations System; promoting participation and inclusion of Taiwan in the United Nations System; and advancing other priorities deemed relevant by the Secretary of State to ensuring the integrity of the United Nations System.
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for administration of foreign affairs, not less than $1,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 and for each subsequent fiscal year for the UN Integrity Office.