[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 3236 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3236

       To promote full equality at the United Nations for Israel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 1998

 Mr. Rothman (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, 
Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bentsen, 
 Mr. Berman, Mr. Brady, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
Calvert, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, 
   Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
  Gejdenson, Mr. Horn, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
   Island, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
   McCarthy of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
Norwood, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Porter, 
   Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
   Sherman, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
 Turner, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
  Evans, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
   King, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania) 
 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equality for Israel at the United 
Nations Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. 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, which serve as the basis for 
        participation in important activities of the United Nations, 
        including rotating membership on the United Nations Security 
        Council; 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, 
        whose membership includes the non-European countries of Canada, 
        Australia, and the United States.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 60 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 solicited and 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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