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 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX G 113 STAT. 1501A-479 (A) No LEGAL AUTHORITY.— Except as provided in subparagraph (D), neither the United Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated agencies has the authority under United States law to impose taxes or fees on United States nationals. (B) No TAXES OR FEES.—Except as jjrovided in subparagraph (D), a tax or fee has not beejn imposed on any United States national by the United Nations or any of its specialized or affiliated agencies. (C) No TAXATION PROPOSALS.— Except as provided in subparagraph (D), neither the United Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated agencies has, on or after October 1, 1996, officially approved £Lny formal effort to develop, advocate, or promote any pro]X)sal concerning the imposition of a tax or fee on any United States national in order to raise revenue for the United Nations or any such agency. (D) EXCEPTION. —T h is paragraph does not apply to— (i) fees for publications or other kinds of fees that are not tantamount to a tax on United States citizens; (ii) the World Intellectual Property Organization; or (iii) the staff assessment costs of the United Nations and its specialized or affiliated agencies. (4) No STANDING ARMY.— The United Nations has not, on or after October 1, 1996, budgeted any funds for, nor taken any official steps to develop, create, or establish any special agreement under Article 43 of the United Nations Charter to make available to the United Nations, on its call, the armed forces of any member of the United Nations. (5) No INTEREST FEES. — The United Nations has not, on or after October 1, 1996, levied interest p»enalties against the United States or any interest on arrearages on the annual assessment of the United States, and neither the United Nations nor its specialized agencies have, on or after October 1, 1996, amended their financial regulations or taken any other action that would permit interest penalties to be levied against the United States or otherwise charge the United States any interest on arrearages on its annual assessment. (6) UNITED STATES REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.— Neither the United Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated agencies has exercised authority or control over any United States national park, wildlife preserve, monument, or real property, nor has the United Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated agencies implemented plans, regulations, programs, or agreements that exercise control or authority over the private real property of United States citizens located in the United States without the approval of the property owner. (7) TERMINATION OF BORROWING AUTHCIRITY.— (A) PROHIBITION ON AUTHORIZATION OF EXTERNAL BOR- ROWING.—On or after the date of enactment of this Act, neither the United Nations nor any specialized agency of the United Nations has amended its financial regulations to permit external borrowing. (B) PROHIBITION OF UNITED STATES PAYMENT OF INTEREST COSTS.— The United States has not, on or after October 1, 1984, paid its share of any interest costs made

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