TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITYSec. 7088. (a) United Nations.—Funds made available by this Act shall be made available to continue reform efforts at the United Nations: Provided, That not later than September 30, 2009, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing actions taken by United Nations organizations under the headings “Contributions to International Organizations” and “International Organizations and Programs” to continue reform of United Nations financial management systems and program oversight.(b) World Bank.—Section 668(c)(1) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161) is amended by striking “that” and inserting “on the extent to which”.(c) National Budget Transparency.—(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make publicly available on an annual basis its national budget, to include income and expenditures.(2) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) on a country-by-country basis if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States.