[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3428 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3428

To terminate membership by the United States in the United Nations, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 2023

    Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To terminate membership by the United States in 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 ``Disengaging Entirely From the United 
Nations Debacle Act of 2023'' or the ``DEFUND Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1945.

    (a) Repeal.--The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (Public 
Law 79-264; 22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Termination of Membership in United Nations.--The President 
shall terminate all membership by the United States in the United 
Nations, and in any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other 
formally affiliated body of the United Nations.
    (c) Closure of United States Mission to United Nations.--The United 
States Mission to the United Nations is closed. Any remaining functions 
of such office shall not be carried out.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT ACT.

    (a) Repeal.--The Joint Resolution of August 4, 1947 (61 Stat. 756, 
chapter 482; 22 U.S.C. 287 note) (commonly known as the ``United 
Nations Headquarters Agreement Act'') is repealed.
    (b) Withdrawal.--The United States withdraws from the agreement 
between the United States of America and the United Nations regarding 
the headquarters of the United Nations (signed at Lake Success, New 
York, on June 26, 1947, which was brought into effect by the United 
Nations Headquarters Agreement Act).

SEC. 4. 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 
or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations, except that 
funds may be appropriated to facilitate termination of United States 
membership and withdrawal of United States personnel and equipment, in 
accordance with sections 2 and 3, respectively. Upon termination of 
United States membership, no payments shall be made to the United 
Nations or to any organ, specialized agency, commission or other 
formally affiliated body of the United Nations, out of any funds 
appropriated prior to such termination or out of any other funds 
available for such purposes.

SEC. 5. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

    The United States may not participate in any peacekeeping operation 
of the United Nations.

SEC. 6. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED NATIONS PRESENCE IN FACILITIES OF THE 
              GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND REPEAL OF DIPLOMATIC 
              IMMUNITY.

    (a) Withdrawal From United States Government Property.--The United 
Nations (including any organ, specialized agency, commission or other 
formally affiliated body of the United Nations) may not occupy or use 
any property or facility of the United States Government.
    (b) Diplomatic Immunity.--No officer or employee of the United 
Nations (including any organ, specialized agency, commission or other 
formally affiliated body of the United Nations) or any representative, 
officer, or employee of any mission to the United Nations of any 
foreign government shall be entitled to enjoy the privileges and 
immunities of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations done at 
Vienna April 18, 1961, nor may any such privileges and immunities be 
extended to any such individual. The privileges, exemptions, and 
immunities provided for in the International Organizations Immunities 
Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.), or in any agreement or treaty to which the 
United States is a party, including the Agreement Between the United 
Nations and the United States of America Regarding the Headquarters of 
the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered 
into force November 21, 1947, and the Convention on the Privileges and 
Immunities of the United Nations, done at New York February 13, 1946, 
and entered into force with respect to the United States on April 29, 
1970, shall not apply to the United Nations or to any organ, 
specialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the 
United Nations, to the officers and employees of the United Nations, or 
of any organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally 
affiliated body of the United Nations, or to the families, suites, or 
servants of such officers or employees.

SEC. 7. REPEAL OF UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD HEALTH 
              ORGANIZATION.

    The joint resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution providing for 
membership and participation by the United States in the World Health 
Organization and authorizing an appropriation therefor'', approved June 
14, 1948 (22 U.S.C. 290), is repealed.

SEC. 8. REPEAL OF INVOLVEMENT IN UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND 
              AGREEMENTS.

    The United States shall end any participation in any conventions 
and agreements with the United Nations and any organ, specialized 
agency, commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United 
Nations. Any remaining functions of such conventions and agreements 
shall not be carried out.

SEC. 9. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES REENTRY INTO UNITED NATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The President may not enter into an agreement for 
membership in the United Nations or any organ, specialized agency, 
commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations 
without the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (b) Withdrawal Provision Requirement.--The advice and consent of 
the Senate to the ratification of any agreement seeking membership in 
the United Nations or any organ, specialized agency, commission, or 
other formally affiliated body of the United Nations shall be subject 
to a reservation, which shall be included in the instrument of 
ratification, that reserves the right of the United States to withdraw 
from such agreement.

SEC. 10. NOTIFICATION.

    The Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations and any 
organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally affiliated 
body of the United Nations of the provisions of this Act.
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