104 STAT. 68 PUBLIC LAW 101-246—FEB. 16, 1990 pervasive ideological conflict fomented by the alliance between totalitarian and developing nations; (3) UNESCO has since acquired a new Director General, Federico Mayor, who has pledged his support for the free flow of information, the return of UNESCO to the principles enunciated in its Charter, and other needed changes in UNESCO policy; (4) Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze stated on October 11, 1988, that the Soviet Union was responsible for "the exaggerated ideological approach [that] undermined tolerance intrinsic to UNESCO," and stated that Soviet policy would improve in this regard; (5) substantial progress remains to be made in implementing the reforms proposed by the new Director General and in determining the degree to which ideological conflict has actually declined; and (6) when the United States withdrew from UNESCO, the policy of the United States was that at such time as satisfactory changes were achieved in UNESCO, the United States would act on reentry. (b) POLICY.— It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should monitor closely the changes achieved in UNESCO and should work with United States allies and the UNESCO leadership to continue to promote the progress necessary to justify United States consideration of reentry into UNESCO. (c) REPORT REQUIRED.— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report on the activities after December 31, 1984, of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. SEC. 409. UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVE- NESS OF THE UNITED NATIONS. Section 727 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 22 USC 287 note. Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204) is amended in subsection (b) by inserting "the greater of" after "than". SEC. 410. CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGULAR BUDGET OF THE INTER- NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS. Notwithstanding section 742 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204), for each of the fiscal years 1990 and 1991, the Secretary of State shall not be required to make an annual contribution to the regular budget of the International Committee of the Red Cross of an amount which is greater than 10 percent of the 1989 regular budget of the International Committee of the Red Cross. SEC. 411. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING AN ENHANCED ROLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IN RESOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES. (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress makes the following findings: (1) In 1945, the United States supported the establishment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide for the V orderly resolution of disputes among nations under the rule of law. (2) The United States, pursuant to Article 93 of the Charter of the United Nations, is also a party to the Statute of the Inter-
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