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FY 2001 amounts reflect the 0.22% Government-wide rescission required by Section 1403 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2001.

Assessments for periods up to December 31, 2000, are budgeted at the legislatively mandated rate of 25 percent and at the UN assessed rate thereafter.

The FY 2003 request of $891,378,000 represents full funding, consistent with statutory restrictions, of U.S. assessed contributions to the 43 international organizations funded through this appropriation. The request recognizes the United States' international obligations to the UN and other international organizations. The FY 2003 request also includes increases for the U.S. share of estimated costs for the detailed design phase of the UN Capital Master Plan ($8,140,000), for a task force to monitor the UN renovation project (up to $1,000,000) and for the OECD headquarters building renovation ($7,706,000), as part of a multi-year phased funding plan in conjunction with establishing an overall cap on the cost of the project.

Purpose Of Program

This appropriation provides funds for pursuing U.S. foreign policy initiatives and addressing global issues that transcend bilateral considerations, (e.g., human rights, environmental issues, and humanitarian concerns).

Program Description

The various activities under this appropriation include assessed contributions to:

the UN and Affiliated Agencies, that cover such diverse fields as peaceful uses of nuclear energy, international peace and security, international war crimes tribunals, arms control activities, international agricultural programs, labor, health and medical research, postal services, telecommunications, shipping, civil aviation, meteorology, maritime safety and pollution control, and patent classifications and copyrights;

the Inter-American Organizations that are involved in matters of democracy and human
rights, animal and plant health, international law, eradication of endemic diseases, and
cartographic and geophysic surveys in the Western Hemisphere;

the Regional Organizations that are involved in matters of economic and social
development, national security, and consultations with representatives of national
legislative bodies in geographic areas of high interest to the United States; and

Other International Organizations that are mainly concerned with international trade
(including a broad range of commodities), the environment, and legal decision making and
arbitration through courts and administrative bodies operating at international levels.

Membership in international organizations benefits the United States in the following ways: building U.S. coalitions and gaining support for U.S. interests and policies in the UN and its affiliated agencies, and pursuing multilateral programs and activities which advance U.S. interests and democratic principles and fundamental human rights based on the rule of law;

promoting economic growth through market economies, free trade and investment, and efficient multilateral development assistance;

settling disputes peacefully and providing an effective means to address our specific national interests in certain geographic areas of the world and strengthening our alliances in these areas;

☐encouraging non-proliferation, nuclear safeguards, arms control, and disarmament;

adopting international standards to facilitate international trade, telecommunications, transportation, intellectual property protection, environmental protection, and scientific exchange; and

☐ strengthening international cooperation in environment, agriculture, technology, science, health, and drug abuse prevention.

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