F:\M10\WAMP\WAMP_015.XML H.L.C. ..................................................................... (Original Signature of Member) 110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. ll To require the Secretary of State to withhold from the United States contribution to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations an amount that is equal to the percentage of such contribution that the Secretary determines would be allocated by the United Nations to support the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) until such time as the United Nations and ECOSOC have withdrawn consultative status for all organizations with any affiliations to terrorist organizations. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. WAMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on llllllllllllll A BILL To require the Secretary of State to withhold from the United States contribution to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations an amount that is equal to the percentage of such contribution that the Secretary determines would be allocated by the United Nations to support the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) until such time as the United Nations and ECOSOC have withdrawn consultative status for all organizations with any affiliations to terrorist organizations. f:\V10\073107\073107.331.xml July 31, 2007 (3:10 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 15:10 Jul 31, 2007 Jkt 000000 (385861|1) PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 C:\TEMP\WAMP_015.XML HOLCPC F:\M10\WAMP\WAMP_015.XML H.L.C. 2 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 4 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Eco- 5 nomic and Social Council Accountability Act of 2007''. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In 1995, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) provided special consultative status to the Saudi-based International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO). (2) The United States Secretary of the Treasury has placed the Philippine and Indonesian branch offices of IIRO on the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 186; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism) for assisting in fundraising activities for Al-Qaida and affiliated terrorist groups. (3) The United Nations Security Council added the Philippine and Indonesian branch offices of IIRO to the list of entities belonging to or associated with Al-Qaida. f:\V10\073107\073107.331.xml July 31, 2007 (3:10 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 15:10 Jul 31, 2007 Jkt 000000 (385861|1) PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\TEMP\WAMP_015.XML HOLCPC F:\M10\WAMP\WAMP_015.XML H.L.C. 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that the United Nations-- (1) should ensure that the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) thoroughly investigate organizations and their potential affiliations to terrorist organizations before providing special consultative status to such organizations; and (2) should ensure that ECOSOC immediately withdraw consultative status for organizations with any affiliations to terrorist organizations, as identified by either the United Nations or the United States Department of the Treasury. SEC. 4. WITHHOLDING FUNDING FOR THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL. The Secretary of State shall withhold from the 16 United States contribution to the regularly assessed bien17 nial budget of the United Nations an amount that is equal 18 to the percentage of such contribution that the Secretary 19 determines would be allocated by the United Nations to 20 support the United Nations Economic and Social Council 21 (ECOSOC) until such time as the Secretary certifies to 22 Congress that the United Nations and ECOSOC have 23 withdrawn consultative status for all organizations with 24 any affiliations to terrorist organizations, as identified by 25 either the United Nations or the United States Depart26 ment of the Treasury. f:\V10\073107\073107.331.xml July 31, 2007 (3:10 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 15:10 Jul 31, 2007 Jkt 000000 (385861|1) PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\TEMP\WAMP_015.XML HOLCPC