Sec. 221. Safeguarding the integrity of the United Nations system
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It is the sense of the Congress that— the United Nations system is critical to advancing peace and security, human rights, and development; the United States benefits from opportunities at the United Nations to engage in multilateral diplomacy to advance its own interests and to work with other members of the international community to address complex and shared challenges; and the United States therefore has an interest in safeguarding the integrity the United Nations System.
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the United States Ambassador to the United Nations as appropriate, shall prioritize and instruct the senior leadership of the United States Mission to the United Nations and other United States Missions to the United Nations to— promote United States participation in the United Nations System, and that of United States allies and partners who are committed to upholding the integrity of the United Nations; ensure that United Nations employees are held accountable to their obligation to uphold the United Nations charter, rules, and regulations; hold United States citizens and lawful permanent residents serving within the United Nations accountable for conduct, or conspiring or attempting to engage in conduct, outside of the United States that would constitute a crime if the conduct had occurred within the United States; monitor and counter undue influence, especially by authoritarian governments, within the United Nations System; promote meaningful participation and inclusion of Taiwan throughout the United Nations System and its affiliated agencies and bodies; and advance other priorities deemed relevant by the Secretary of State and the United States Representative to the United Nations to safeguard the integrity of the United Nations System.