118 HR 5531 IH: End U.N. Censorship Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-09-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5531IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 18, 2023Mr. Cline introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo prohibit the use of United States contributions to the United Nations to support the iVerify tool developed by the United Nations Development Programme, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the End U.N. Censorship Act.

2.

Prohibition

(a)

In general

No Federal funds made available to the Department of State or any other department or agency may be used— (1)to develop, implement, or otherwise support the iVerify tool developed by the United Nations Development Programme; (2)for any other effort that seeks to label speech or expression as mal-, mis-, or dis-information; (3)to make any voluntary contributions to the United Nations or any entity of the United Nations that— (A)fund, implement, develop, or otherwise support the iVerify platform or any similar platform; or (B)otherwise support initiatives that seek to label speech or expression as mal-, mis-, or disinformation; or (4)to make any contribution to any other international organization for the purposes of funding, implementing, developing, or otherwise supporting the iVerify platform or any similar effort that seeks to label speech or expression as mal-, mis-, or disinformation. (b)

Rescission

Any amounts withheld pursuant to this section— (1)shall be permanently rescinded as of the date on which the Secretary makes the determination described in subsection (a)(1); (2)shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; and (3)shall not be considered arrears to be repaid to the United Nations or any entity of the United Nations.