[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 7027 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7027

To direct the Attorney General to institute condemnation proceedings to 
    acquire the property in the headquarters district and any other 
  property in the United States of the United Nations, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2008

 Mr. Tancredo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Attorney General to institute condemnation proceedings to 
    acquire the property in the headquarters district and any other 
  property in the United States of the United Nations, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``United Nations Eviction Act''.

SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    (a) Acquisition of Property.--Notwithstanding section 3 of article 
II and section 23 of article IX of Public Law 80-357 (61 Stat. 756), 
not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Attorney General shall institute condemnation proceedings to acquire in 
the name of the United States all right, title, and interest of the 
United Nations in and to any real property in the United States, 
including the headquarters district of the United Nations.
    (b) Judicial Proceedings.--The Attorney General shall institute 
such condemnation proceedings in the name of the United States in the 
district court of the United States for the district in which such 
property is situated and such court shall have full jurisdiction of 
such proceedings.
    (c) Sale of Property.--Not later than 30 days after such property 
has been acquired by the United States, the Administrator of General 
Services shall dispose of such property through a competitive sale to 
the general public. The Administrator shall make every effort to 
receive from such sale an amount that equals or exceeds the fair market 
value of such property. The Administrator shall deposit in the general 
fund of the Treasury the proceeds from such sale.
    (d) Fair Market Value of Property.--The fair market value of the 
real property to be sold under subsection (c) shall be determined by an 
appraisal acceptable to the Administrator.
    (e) Prohibition on Further Acquisition of Property.--It shall be 
unlawful for the United Nations to acquire, or to attempt to acquire, 
whether through purchase, lease, rental, exchange, or any other method 
of acquisition, in the name of the United Nations, any right, title, 
and interest in and to any real property in the United States.
    (f) Revocation of Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities.--
Notwithstanding sections 11 and 13 of article IV of such Law, the 
diplomatic privileges and immunities to which a representative, 
official, or any other individual of a Member State of the United 
Nations is entitled in the United States are hereby revoked.
    (g) Repealer.--On the date that the sale of property under 
subsection (c) is completed, Public Law 80-357 (61 Stat. 756) is 
repealed.
    (h) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Headquarters district.--The term ``headquarters 
        district'' means the real property of the United Nations in the 
        Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in the State of 
        New York.
            (2) United nations.--The term ``United Nations'' means the 
        international organization established by the Charter of the 
        United Nations and includes the specialized agencies of the 
        United Nations.
            (3) United states.--The term ``United States'' includes the 
        several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
        American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other 
        territory or possession of the United States.
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