Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 113 Part 2.djvu/934

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113 STAT. 1501A-416 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX G (B) by striking "Inspector General" each place it appears and inserting "Office of Internal Oversight Services". (d) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN GLOBAL CONFERENCES. — None of the funds made available under subsection (a) shall be available for any United States contribution to pay for any expense related to the holding of any United Nations global conference, except for any conference scheduled prior to October 1, 1998. (e) PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OTHER FRAMEWORK TREATY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS.— None of the funds made available for the 1998-1999 biennium budget under subsection (a) for United States contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations shall be available for the United States proportionate share of any other framework treaty-based organization, including the Framework Convention on Global Climate Change, the International Seabed Authority, the Desertification Convention, and the International Criminal Court. (f) FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES. — (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 to offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. —Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall be available for obligation and expenditure only to the extent that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines and certifies to Congress that such amounts are necessary due to such fluctuations. (g) REFUND OF EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.— The United States shall continue to insist that the United Nations and its specialized and affiliated agencies shall credit or refund to each member of the agency concerned its proportionate share of the amount by which the total contributions to the agency exceed the expenditures of the regular assessed budgets of these agencies. SEC. 107. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES. There are authorized to be appropriated under the heading "Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities $500,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2001 for the Department of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States with respect to international peacekeeping activities and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes. SEC. 108. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated for "Voluntary Contributions to International Organizations", $293,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2001. (b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM. — Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001 is authorized to be appropriated only for a United States contribution to the World Food Program.