[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4842 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4842

To authorize efforts to counter the influence of the People's Republic 
                    of China at the United Nations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2023

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize efforts to counter the influence of the People's Republic 
                    of China at the United Nations.

    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 ``Strategy To Oppose Purposeful CCP 
Aggression at the United Nations Act of 2023'' or ``STOP CCP at UN Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The People's Republic of China and the Chinese 
        Communist Party (CCP) wield increasing influence at the United 
        Nations and other international and multinational 
        organizations.
            (2) This influence threatens the United States in its 
        diplomatic engagement with countries at the United Nations and 
        around the world.
            (3) China uses its influence to sway vulnerable countries 
        to vote in support of policies that support China and the goals 
        of the CCP.
            (4) China uses its financial support and contributions to 
        the United Nations and its agencies to influence the outcomes 
        of policy debates and votes.
            (5) From 2015 to 2021, China has grown its leadership role 
        at the United Nations, where Chinese citizens have led four 
        United Nations specialized agencies: the Food and Agriculture 
        Organization (FAO), the International Civil Aviation 
        Organization (ICAO), the International Telecommunication Union 
        (ITU), and the United Nations Industrial Development 
        Organization (UNIDO). Three of the four Chinese citizen agency 
        heads have departed due to term limits, however the FAO is 
        still led by a Chinese citizen. Additionally, this year a 
        Chinese citizen is one of seven candidates for election to the 
        position of Secretary-General of the International Maritime 
        Organization (IMO), a United Nations specialized agency 
        responsible for improving the safety and security of 
        international shipping and facilitation of international 
        maritime traffic.

SEC. 3. EFFORTS TO COUNTER THE INFLUENCE OF CHINA AT THE UNITED 
              NATIONS.

    (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 9 years, 
        the Secretary of State and the United States Permanent 
        Representative to the United Nations shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report on the People's 
        Republic of China's actions and attempts to place Chinese 
        nationals in leadership positions at the United Nations and its 
        affiliated agencies, including through coercion, intimidation, 
        bribery and other illegitimate means, and to provide broader 
        personnel representation of China at the United Nations, to 
        influence the United Nations and its agencies generally.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The report required by this 
        subsection should include the following:
                    (A) A description of votes taken in the United 
                Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Security 
                Council, and United Nations specialized agencies that 
                aligned with China's interest and voting record.
                    (B) A description of financial contributions to the 
                United Nations by China.
                    (C) The number of Chinese diplomatic personnel 
                assigned to the United Nations.
                    (D) A description of Chinese contributions, to 
                include military personnel, to United Nations 
                peacekeeping missions.
                    (E) An identification of leadership positions at 
                the United Nations, an identification of Chinese 
                nationals in such positions, including Chinese 
                nationals in supporting positions.
                    (F) The number and description of attempts by China 
                to obtain such leadership positions at the United 
                Nations.
                    (G) A description of attempts and processes of 
                China to co-opt third countries in order to align their 
                votes at the United Nations with Chinese interests.
                    (H) A list of not less than those 15 countries that 
                are most aligned with Chinese interests at the United 
                Nations, to include through voting record and lobbying 
                efforts.
                    (I) An explanation on how China views the United 
                Nations as a vehicle to advance its interests.
            (3) Form.--The report required by this subsection should be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
        annex.
            (4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent 
                Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Select 
                Committee on the Strategic Competition between the 
                United States and the Chinese Communist Party of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
    (b) Office of Multilateral Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish an 
        office to develop and implement a strategy to counter China at 
        the United Nations. The Secretary may designate the Office of 
        Multilateral Strategy at the Department of State, as in effect 
        on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, as the 
        office required to be established by this subsection.
            (2) Reporting and consultation.--The office established 
        pursuant to this subsection shall report to and consult with 
        Congress with respect to the strategy described in this 
        subsection.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United 
States should consider paying its contributions to the United Nations 
that are in arrears in order to strategically and financially expand 
its influence at the United Nations and counter China's argument of 
insufficient United States financial engagement at the United Nations.
    (d) Sponsored Junior Professional Officers.--The Secretary of State 
shall--
            (1) require tracking and reporting on the number of Chinese 
        sponsored junior professional officers at the United Nations; 
        and
            (2) increase the number of United States sponsored junior 
        professional officers at the United Nations in order to match 
        or exceed the number of Chinese sponsored junior professional 
        officers at the United Nations.
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