[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1146 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1146

To provide for complete withdrawal of the United States from the United 
                                Nations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 1997

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for complete withdrawal of the United States from the United 
                                Nations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Sovereignty Restoration Act 
of 1997''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT.

    (a) Repeal.--The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (Public 
Law 79-264) is repealed.
    (b) Closure of United States Mission to United Nations.--Effective 
within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United 
States Mission to the United Nations shall be closed. Any remaining 
functions of such office shall not be carried out.
    (c) Notice.--The Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations 
of the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT ACT.

    (a) Repeal.--The United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act (Public 
Law 80-357) is repealed.
    (b) Withdrawal.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the United States withdraws from the agreement between the United 
States and the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the United 
Nations (signed at Lake Success, New York, on June 26, 1947, which was 
brought into effect by the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act).
    (c) Notice.--The Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations 
that the United States has unilaterally withdrawn from the agreement 
between the United States of America and the United Nations regarding 
the headquarters of the United Nations as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 4. UNITED STATES ASSESSED AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
              UNITED NATIONS.

    (a) Termination.--No funds are authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for assessed or voluntary contributions of the 
United States to the United Nations.
    (b) Application.--The provisions of this section shall apply to all 
agencies of the United Nations, including independent or voluntary 
agencies.

SEC. 5. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

    (a) Termination.--No funds are authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for any United States contribution to any 
United Nations military operation.
    (b) Terminations of United States Participation in United Nations 
Peacekeeping Operations.--No funds may be obligated or expended to 
support the participation of any member of the Armed Forces of the 
United States as part of any United Nations military or peacekeeping 
operation or force. No member of the Armed Forces of the United States 
may serve under the command of the United Nations.

SEC. 6. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED NATIONS PRESENCE IN FACILITIES OF THE 
              GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND REPEAL OF DIPLOMATIC 
              IMMUNITY.

    (a) Withdrawal From United States Government Property.--The United 
Nations (including any affiliated agency of the United Nations) shall 
not occupy or use any property or facility of the United States 
Government.
    (b) Diplomatic Immunity.--No officer or employee of the United 
Nations or any representative, officer, or employee of any mission to 
the United Nations of any foreign government shall be entitled to enjoy 
the privileges and immunities of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic 
Relations of April 18, 1961, nor may any such privileges and immunities 
be extended to any such individual.

SEC. 7. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL 
              ORGANIZATION ACT.

    (a) Repeal.--The Act entitled ``An Act providing for membership and 
participation by the United States in the United Nations Educational, 
Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and authorizing an appropriation 
therefor'' approved July 30, 1946 (Public Law 79-565) is repealed.
    (b) Notice.--The Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations 
that the United States has withdrawn from membership in the United 
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION ACT 
              OF 1973.

    (a) Repeal.--The United Nations Environment Program Participation 
Act of 1973 is repealed.
    (b) Notice.--The Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations 
that the United States has withdrawn from membership in the United 
Nations Environment Program Participation as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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