Sec. 401. UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

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## SEC. 401 UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ###

(a)Withholding of Portion of Certain Assessed Contributions Until a certification is made under subsection (b), the following amounts shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure (in addition to any amounts required to be withheld by any other provision of this Act): 47This part also is printed in section H—United Nations and Other International Organizations, beginning at page 1536. ####

(1)FY 1994 assessed contributions for u.n. regular budget Of the funds appropriated for “Contributions to International Organizations” for fiscal year 1994, 10 percent of the amount for United States assessed contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations shall be withheld. ####

(2)FY 1995 assessed contributions for u.n. regular budget Of the funds appropriated for “Contributions to International Organizations” for fiscal year 1995, 20 percent of the amount for United States assessed contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations shall be withheld. ####

(3)Supplemental assessed peacekeeping contributions Of the funds appropriated for “Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities” for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section 102(d), 50 percent shall be withheld. ###

(b)Certification The certification referred to in subsection

(a)is a certification by the President to the Congress that— ####

(1)the United Nations has established an independent office of Office of Internal Oversight Services to conduct and supervise objective audits, inspections, and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the United Nations; ####

(2)the Secretary General of the United Nations has appointed an Office of Internal Oversight Services, with the approval of the General Assembly, and that appointment was made principally on the basis of the appointee's integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations; ####

(3)the Office of Internal Oversight Services is authorized to— #####

(A)make investigations and reports relating to the administration of the programs and operations of the United Nations; #####

(B)have access to all records, documents, and other available materials relating to those programs and operations; and #####

(C)have direct and prompt access to any official of the United Nations; ####

(4)the United Nations has procedures in place designed to protect the identity of, and to prevent reprisals against, any staff member making a complaint or disclosing information to, or cooperating in any investigation or inspection by, the Office of Internal Oversight Services; ####

(5)the United Nations has procedures in place designed to ensure compliance with the recommendations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services; and ####

(6)the United Nations has procedures in place to ensure that all reports submitted by the Office of Internal Oversight Services are made available to the member states of the United Nations without modification except to the extent necessary to protect the privacy rights of individuals. ###

(c)Specialized Agencies United States representatives to the United Nations should promote complete Inspector General access to all records and officials of the specialized agencies of the United Nations, and should strive to achieve such access by fiscal year 1996. ###

(d)Definition For purposes of this part, the term “**Inspector General**” means the head of an independent office (or other independent entity) established by the United Nations to conduct and supervise objective audits, inspections, and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the United Nations.