§2227 Withholding of United States proportionate share for certain programs of international organizations

Summary

Blocks U.S. money from paying the American share for programs of international organizations that benefit Burma, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Cuba, the Palestine Liberation Organization, projects that help the PLO or groups tied to it, and, if the President chooses, communist countries listed in section 2370(f) of this title. The Secretary of State must review at least once a year the budgets and accounts of all international organizations that get these funds. The Secretary must tell the appropriate congressional committees how much each organization spent on the barred programs and how much the United States gave. The ban does not apply to contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or UNICEF, but IAEA work in Cuba is generally covered by the ban. Programs that shut down, dismantle, or inspect nuclear sites or that prevent weapons development are allowed, except for the Juragua and Pedro Pi sites unless Cuba ratifies the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty of Tlatelolco, negotiates full‑scope IAEA safeguards within two years of ratification, and adopts international nuclear safety standards. If the Secretary finds IAEA work in Iran undermines U.S. nonproliferation or aids weapons development or covers up sensitive technology acquisition, the ban applies to those programs and the Secretary must notify Congress; that finding lasts for a 1‑year period from the date it is made.