[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 923 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 923


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 1999

          Referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 AN ACT


 
       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 1999''.

SEC. 2. EFFORT 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 should help promote an end to the 
        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 region 
        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; and
            (4) other measures being undertaken, and which will be 
        undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel's full and equal 
        participation in the United Nations.

            Passed the Senate November 8, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.