,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bdid ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bh1 #bjba,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to counter malign influence1 require transparency1 and promote accountability within the ,united ,nations system1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,united ,nations ,transparency and ,accountability ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,employee ,the term employee means a staff member who is compensated in any form in the general services1 professional staff1 or senior management of the ,united ,nations system1 including a consultant1 a contractor1 or a subcontractor4 7#c7 ,malign influence operations ,the term malign influence operations means a coordinated1 integrated1 and synchronized application by a ,member ,state of national diplomatic1 informational1 military1 economic1 or other capabilities1 to foster attitudes1 behaviors1 or decisions by a ,united ,nations entity1 or within the ,united ,nations system1 that furthers the national interests and objectives of a ,member ,state1 in a manner inconsistent with the ,united ,nations ,charter4 7#d7 ,member ,state ,the term ,member ,state means a country that is a ,member ,state of the ,united ,nations4 7#e7 ,senior-level employee of the ,united ,nations ,the term senior-level employee of the ,united ,nations means an individual who is employed in the professional staff or senior management of the ,united ,nations system1 serving at the level of ,d-#a or higher4 7#f7 ,united ,nations entity ,the term ,united ,nations entity means-- 7,a7 the ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly2 7,b7 the ,united ,nations ,economic and ,social ,council2 7,c7 the ,united ,nations ,security ,council2 7,d7 the ,united ,nations ,secretariat2 7,e7 an organization related to any of the entities referred to in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d72 7,f7 a specialized agency2 or 7,g7 a subsidiary body4 7#g7 ,united ,nations system ,the term ,united ,nations system means an aggregation of all ,united ,nations entities4 7#h7 ,united ,states contribution ,the term ,united ,states contribution means an assessed or voluntary contribution1 whether financial1 in-kind1 or otherwise1 from the ,united ,states ,government to a ,united ,nations entity4 ,i ,countering ,malign ,influence ,operations ,within the ,united ,nations ,system #aja4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,article #ajj of the ,united ,nations ,charter provides that ,united ,nations ,secretariat staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any authority external to the ,organization4 7#b7 ,furthermore1 it requires ,member ,states to respect the exclusively international character of the responsibilities of the ,secretary ,general and the staff and not to seek to influence them in the discharge of their responsibilities4 7#c7 ,for decades1 ,russia has manipulated the ,united ,nations procurement process to its own benefit1 especially in air assets4 ,russian nationals in key procurement and personnel positions inside the ,united ,nations have repeatedly drafted procurement contracts designed to ensure that ,russian airframes and pilots have an unfair advantage when bidding for these contracts4 7#d7 ,according to ,human ,rights ,watch1 the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7referred to in this section as the ,,prc7 has used its leadership roles within the ,united ,nations to block nongovernmental organizations critical of the ,,prc from being accredited to the ,united ,nations4 ,,prc diplomats have violated rules of the ,united ,nations by harassing activists by photographing and filming them on the property of the ,united ,nations1 as well as contacting employees of the ,united ,nations in efforts to intimidate and harass them4 7#e7 ,in #bjac1 ,,prc authorities detained ,cao ,shunli after she tried to attend trainings in ,geneva on the ,human ,rights ,council4 ,she was arrested at ,beijing ,airport and disappeared for several weeks4 ,she had previously called on the ,chinese ,communist ,party to work with civil society during the drafting of the ,,prc's second ,universal ,periodic ,review1 a mechanism by which the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council reviews the human rights records of ,member ,states4 ,after #e4e months in detention1 she died in a military hospital in ,beijing4 ,when nongovernmental organizations at the ,human ,rights ,council called for a moment of silence in memory of ,cao1 the ,,prc delegation blocked the request4 7#f7 ,in a #bjai interview with ,china ,central ,television1 ,wu ,hongbo1 the former ,under ,secretary ,general of the ,united ,nations and head of the ,united ,nations ,department of ,economic and ,social ,affairs 7referred to in this section as ,,undesa71 stated publicly that as an employee of the ,united ,nations1 he prioritized the ,,prc's interests above the impartiality of the ,united ,nations system4 ,when discussing how he demanded the ,united ,nations police expel ,dolkun ,isa1 an accredited nongovernmental organization participant1 from the ,united ,nations headquarters1 ,wu ,hongbo described him as a ,xinjiang separatist and bragged about intimidating an ,assistant ,secretary ,general who complained4 ,he went on to say1 ,i think being a ,chinese diplomat means one can't be careless1 when it is about protecting ,china's national interest and safety4 ,we have to strongly defend the motherland's interests44 7#g7 ,despite this action1 ,wu ,hongbo was succeeded as ,under ,secretary ,general and head of ,,undesa by ,liu ,zhenmin1 another ,,prc national4 ,under ,secretary ,general ,liu continues to prioritize ,,prc national interests above the impartiality required in his role4 7#h7 ,on ,september #ai1 #bjai1 the ,department of ,state expelled two members of the ,permanent ,mission of ,cuba to the ,united ,nations for attempts to conduct influence operations against the ,united ,states4 #ajb4 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to identify1 report1 and hold accountable ,member ,states that engage in malign influence operations and ,united ,nations employees who act inconsistently with the principals of impartiality enshrined in the ,united ,nations ,charter2 7#b7 to oppose the election as the head of any ,united ,nations entity of nationals from ,member ,states that engage in malign influence operations2 and 7#c7 to support ,taiwan's membership or meaningful participation1 as appropriate1 in relevant ,united ,nations entities in which ,taiwan has expressed an interest in participating4 #ajc4 ,designation of senior official ,the ,secretary of ,state shall designate a ,senate-confirmed senior-level official of the ,united ,states ,mission to the ,united ,nations-- 7#a7 to provide guidance regarding implementation of the policies specified in section #ajb2 7#b7 to fulfill the reporting requirements under section #ajd2 and 7#c7 to coordinate the implementation of this title within the ,united ,states ,government4 #ajd4 ,annual reports on malign influence operations 7a7 ,in general ,not later than ,august #a1 #bjbb1 and annually thereafter for #d years1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified report1 which may include a classified annex1 regarding malign influence operations4 7b7 ,contents ,each report submitted under subsection 7a7 shall include1 with respect to the preceding #ab-month period-- 7#a7 a list of ,member ,states determined to be engaged in malign influence operations2 7#b7 actions inconsistent with the principle of impartiality enshrined in the ,united ,nations ,charter by the government of any ,member ,state described in paragraph 7#a72 and 7#c7 a description of the impact of such operations on the interests and security of the ,united ,states4 #aje4 ,implementation ,the ,president shall direct the ,united ,states ,permanent ,representative to the ,united ,nations to use the voice1 vote1 and influence of the ,united ,states at the ,united ,nations to implement the policies specified in section #ajb4 #ajf4 ,presidential actions in response to malign influence operations 7a7 ,policy ,it shall be the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to oppose malign influence operations2 and 7#b7 to promote respect for the impartiality and independence of the ,united ,nations system in countries designated as malign global actors pursuant to subsection 7b74 7b7 ,designations of countries as malign global actors 7#a7 ,annual review ,not later than ,september #a1 #bjbb1 and annually thereafter for the following #d years1 the ,president shall-- 7,a7 review the reports required under section #ajd and any other available evidence or information to determine whether the government of a country included in the most recent report required under section #ajd has engaged in malign influence operations that threatened the interests or security of the ,united ,states during the preceding #ab-month period or since the date of the last review of the country under this subparagraph1 whichever period is longer2 and 7,b7 designate as a malign global actor each country the government of which has engaged in such operations that have so threatened the interests or security of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,congressional notification ,whenever the ,president designates a country as a malign global actor under paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,president shall1 as soon as practicable after the designation is made1 transmit to the appropriate congressional committees the designation1 including an explanation for why the designation was made4 #ajg4 ,report on accountability of senior-level employees of the ,united ,nations ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on feasible mechanisms and ongoing efforts to increase the accountability of senior-level employees of the ,united ,nations4 ,,ii ,supporting ,united ,states ,engagement in the ,united ,nations ,system #bja4 ,office of ,multilateral ,strategy and ,personnel 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall establish an ,office of ,multilateral ,strategy and ,personnel as a separate office within the ,bureau of ,international ,organization ,affairs of the ,department of ,state and shall appoint an individual to be the head of that office4 7b7 ,duties ,the head of the ,office of ,multilateral ,strategy and ,personnel shall-- 7#a7 advocate for the employment of ,united ,states citizens by all international organizations of which the ,united ,states is a member1 including the ,united ,nations system2 7#b7 coordinate the interagency support of non-,united ,states candidates for leadership or oversight roles within such international organizations when-- 7,a7 no ,united ,states citizen candidate has been nominated for election to such a leadership role2 and 7,b7 providing such support is in the interest of the ,united ,states2 7#c7 develop and maintain a publicly accessible database of open positions at such international organizations2 7#d7 provide details on how ,united ,states citizens may submit applications for such positions2 7#e7 communicate regularly with members of ,congress to solicit the names of qualified candidates for such positions2 7#f7 maintain a comprehensive and current list of all ,united ,states citizens employed by such international organizations2 and 7#g7 regularly report to ,congress on the number of such citizens and identify any discrimination1 prejudice1 or perceived bias against such citizens seeking to secure such employment4 7c7 ,coordination 7#a7 ,in general ,the head of the ,office of ,multilateral ,strategy and ,personnel shall coordinate all nominations by the relevant agencies of the ,federal ,government for election within the ,united ,nations system4 7#b7 ,recommendations ,heads of agencies of the ,federal ,government shall recommend to the head of the ,office of ,multilateral ,strategy and ,personnel for consideration candidates for election1 promotion1 or advocacy within relevant international organizations4 7d7 ,personnel ,the ,secretary of ,state shall ensure that the ,office of ,multilateral ,strategy and ,personnel is adequately staffed at all times to fulfill its duties under subsection 7b74 7e7 ,reporting ,the head of the ,office of ,multilateral ,strategy and ,personnel shall report directly to the relevant ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary within the ,bureau of ,international ,organization ,affairs4 #bjb4 ,junior ,professional ,officers 7a7 ,increase in ,junior ,professional ,officer positions ,the ,secretary of ,state shall increase by not less than #ej percent the number of ,junior ,professional ,officer positions sponsored by the ,united ,states within the ,united ,nations system over the number of such positions so sponsored as of the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,coordination ,not later than ,december #ca of each year1 the head of each bureau of the ,department of ,state shall submit to the head of the ,office of ,multilateral ,strategy and ,personnel established pursuant to section #bja-- 7#a7 the amount of funding each bureau has designated during the preceding fiscal year for ,junior ,professional ,officer positions in the ,united ,nations system2 and 7#b7 the number of such positions that existed on the last day of such fiscal year4 ,,iii ,transparency and ,accountability for ,united ,states ,contributions to the ,united ,nations #cja4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,as underscored by repeated revelations of waste1 fraud1 and abuse1 oversight and accountability mechanisms within the ,united ,nations system remain deficient1 despite decades of reform attempts1 including those initiated by ,secretaries ,general of the ,united ,nations4 7#b7 ,notwithstanding the personal intentions of any ,secretary ,general of the ,united ,nations to promote institutional transparency and accountability within the ,united ,nations system1 the ,secretary ,general lacks the power to impose far-reaching management reforms without the concurrence of the ,general ,assembly4 7#c7 ,the ,united ,nations ,office of ,internal ,oversight ,services 7referred to in this section as the ,,oios7 is tasked with providing transparency and accountability to ,member ,states4 7#d7 ,the ,united ,states successfully led efforts within the ,general ,assembly to expand ,,oios1 resulting in increased independence of the office and an enhanced ability to expose fraud1 waste1 abuse1 and other misconduct4 7#e7 ,however1 to an unacceptable degree1 major donor states1 including the ,united ,states1 lack access to reasonably detailed1 reliable information on the use of funding made available through single-country trust funds1 and the outcomes and results stemming from ,united ,nations activities that would allow them to determine the overall performance of the ,united ,nations system4 #cjb4 ,annual report on financial contributions ,section #d7;b7 of the ,united ,nations ,participation ,act of #aide 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhg;b7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,not later than and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,contents ,each report required under this subsection shall set forth1 for the fiscal year covered by the report1 information relating to-- 7,a7 the total amount of all ,united ,states contributions to international organizations in which the ,united ,states participates as a member2 7,b7 the approximate percentage of ,united ,states contributions to each international organization1 when compared with all contributions to any such international organization1 from any source2 and 7,c7 for each ,united ,states contribution1 information relating to-- 7i7 the amount of the contribution2 7ii7 a description of the contribution 7including whether assessed or voluntary72 7iii7 the department or agency of the ,united ,states ,government responsible for the contribution2 7iv7 the purpose of the contribution2 and 7v7 the identity of the international organization receiving the contribution4 7#c7 ,public availability of information ,not later than #ad days after submitting each report required under this subsection1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall post a public version of the report on a text-based1 searchable1 and publicly available internet website4 4