Sec. 7055.
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Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Contributions to International Organizations , $10,000,000 of the United States assessment for the Organization of American States
(OAS)for calendar year 2022 should be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the OAS is implementing an action plan to— transfer to locations outside of the District of Columbia administrative functions that can be performed virtually at lower cost; sell real estate in the District of Columbia that is not needed to carry out OAS core activities or that the OAS is financially unable to operate and maintain; increase quota levels on a routine basis to match the rate of inflation; eliminate credit for on-time payment of assessments and impose penalties for successive late payment of assessments; restructure the OAS to reduce organizational complexity, consolidate functions and eliminate lower priority activities, and shift funds to OAS core activities with a focus on strengthening democracy, electoral cooperation and observation, protecting human rights, and multidimensional security; and overhaul the Office of the Inspector General. Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available as contributions to the OAS shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.