[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 2711 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2711

       To promote full equality at the United Nations for Israel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 23, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
       To promote full equality at the United Nations for Israel.

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

SECTION 1. EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FULL EQUALITY AT THE UNITED NATIONS FOR 
              ISRAEL.

    (a) Congressional Statement.--It is the sense of the Congress 
that--
            (1) the United States must help promote an end to the 
        persistent inequity experienced by Israel in the United Nations 
        whereby Israel is the only longstanding member of the 
        organization to be denied acceptance into any of the United 
        Nations regional blocs; and
            (2) the United States Ambassador to the United Nations 
        should take all steps necessary to ensure Israel's acceptance 
        in the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) regional bloc.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report which includes the following information (in 
classified or unclassified form as appropriate):
            (1) Actions taken by representatives of the United States, 
        including the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 
        to encourage the nations of the Western Europe and Others Group 
        (WEOG) to accept Israel into their regional bloc.
            (2) Efforts undertaken by the Secretary General of the 
        United Nations to secure Israel's full and equal participation 
        in that body.
            (3) Specific responses received by the Secretary of State 
        from each of the nations of Western Europe and Others Group 
        (WEOG) on their position concerning Israel's acceptance into 
        their organization.
            (4) Other measures being undertaken, and which will be 
        undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel's full and equal 
        participation in the United Nations.
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