22 USC 2414 - Annual report to Congress on voting practices at United Nations

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section is comprised of section 406 of Puspan. L. 101–246. Subsec. (e) of section 406 of Puspan. L. 101–246 repealed provisions contained in prior appropriation acts which had been formerly set out as this section. See Similar Provisions note below.

Section was enacted as part of the appropriation act cited as the credit to this section, and not as part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

2004—Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 108–447 inserted before semicolon at end “, including a separate listing of all plenary votes cast by member countries of the United Nations in the General Assembly on resolutions specifically related to Israel that are opposed by the United States”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Similar Provisions

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Puspan. L. 101–167, title V, § 527, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1223.

Puspan. L. 100–461, title V, § 527, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2268–26; repealed by Puspan. L. 101–167, title V, § 527(e)(6), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1224, and Puspan. L. 101–246, title IV, § 406(e)(5), Fespan. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 67.

Puspan. L. 100–202, § 101(e) [title V, § 528], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–131, 1329–158; repealed by Puspan. L. 101–167, title V, § 527(e)(5), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1224, and Puspan. L. 101–246, title IV, § 406(e)(4), Fespan. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 67.

Puspan. L. 99–500, § 101(f) [title V, § 528], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–213, 1783–230, and Puspan. L. 99–591, § 101(f) [title V, § 528], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–214, 3341–230; repealed by Puspan. L. 101–167, title V, § 527(e)(4), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1224, and Puspan. L. 101–246, title IV, § 406(e)(3), Fespan. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 67.

Puspan. L. 99–190, § 101(i) [title V, § 529], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1291, 1307; repealed by Puspan. L. 101–167, title V, § 527(e)(3), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1224, and Puspan. L. 101–246, title IV, § 406(e)(2), Fespan. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 67.

Puspan. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(1) [title V, § 530], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1884, 1900; repealed by Puspan. L. 101–167, title V, § 527(e)(2), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1224.

Puspan. L. 98–151, § 101(span)(1), Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 967; repealed by Puspan. L. 101–167, title V, § 527(e)(1), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1224, and Puspan. L. 101–246, title IV, § 406(e)(1), Fespan. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 67.

Statement of Policy on Member State’s Voting Practices at the United Nations

Puspan. L. 114–323, title III, § 309, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1924, provided that:

“It is the policy of the United States to strongly consider a Member State’s voting practices at the United Nations before entering into any agreements with the Member State.”

Requirement for Disclosure of Foreign Aid in Report of Secretary of State

Puspan. L. 106–429, § 101(a) [title V, § 559], Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1900, 1900A–45, which required that the report submitted to Congress under subsec. (a) of this section include, in addition to the voting practices of a foreign country, a side-by-side comparison of individual countries’ overall support for the United States at the United Nations and the amount of United States assistance, as defined in section 2291(e)(4) of this title, provided to such country in fiscal year 2000, was from the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Puspan. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(2) [title V, § 560], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–104.

Puspan. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(d) [title V, § 562], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–150, 2681–193.

Puspan. L. 105–118, title V, § 563, Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2427.

Puspan. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(c) [title V, § 580], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–121, 3009–170.