[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 311 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 311

 To withhold United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the 
                United Nations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To withhold United States assessed and voluntary contributions to 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 ``Refusing to Assist Paying for United 
Nations Actions Against Israel Act''.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES ASSESSED AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
              UNITED NATIONS.

    No funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for assessed or voluntary contributions of the United States 
to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized agency, commission, 
treaty or treaty body, or other affiliated body of the United Nations 
and the United States System, until such time as United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 2334, regarding Israel's Settlements in the 
West Bank and East Jerusalem, is repealed in its entirety.

SEC. 3. INTEREST ON WITHHELD PAYMENTS.

    No funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available to pay interest on assessed or voluntary contributions that 
are withheld under this Act.

SEC. 4. NOTIFICATION.

    Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall notify the United Nations of the provisions of this Act.
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