[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 196 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 196

     To provide that no Federal funds may be used for the design, 
renovation, construction, or rental of any headquarters for the United 
   Nations in any location in the United States unless the President 
   transmits to Congress a certification that the United Nations has 
 adopted internationally recognized best practices in contracting and 
                              procurement.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To provide that no Federal funds may be used for the design, 
renovation, construction, or rental of any headquarters for the United 
   Nations in any location in the United States unless the President 
   transmits to Congress a certification that the United Nations has 
 adopted internationally recognized best practices in contracting and 
                              procurement.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE DESIGN, RENOVATION, 
              CONSTRUCTION, OR RENTAL OF ANY HEADQUARTERS FOR THE 
              UNITED NATIONS IN ANY LOCATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Prohibition.--No Federal funds may be used for the design, 
renovation, construction, or rental of any headquarters for the United 
Nations in any location in the United States.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall cease to be effective if the 
President transmits to Congress a certification that the United Nations 
has adopted internationally recognized best practices in contracting 
and procurement.
                                 <all>