American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 204 To end membership of the United States in the United Nations. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3, 2019 Mr. ROGERS of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To end membership of the United States in the United Nations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Sovereignty 4 Restoration Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT 6 OF 1945. 7 (a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Participation Act 8 of 1945 (Public Law 79–264; 22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is 9 repealed. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:22 Jan 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H204.IH H204 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 204 IH (b) TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP IN UNITED NA- 1 TIONS.—The President shall terminate all membership by 2 the United States in the United Nations, and in any 3 organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally 4 affiliated body of the United Nations. 5 (c) CLOSURE OF UNITED STATES MISSION TO 6 UNITED NATIONS.—The United States Mission to the 7 United Nations is closed. Any remaining functions of such 8 office shall not be carried out. 9 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS 10 AGREEMENT ACT. 11 (a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Headquarters 12 Agreement Act (Public Law 80–357) is repealed. 13 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—The United States withdraws 14 from the agreement between the United States of America 15 and the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the 16 United Nations (signed at Lake Success, New York, on 17 June 26, 1947, which was brought into effect by the 18 United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act). 19 SEC. 4. UNITED STATES ASSESSED AND VOLUNTARY CON- 20 TRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 21 No funds are authorized to be appropriated or other- 22 wise made available for assessed or voluntary contribu- 23 tions of the United States to the United Nations or to 24 any organ, specialized agency, commission or other for- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:22 Jan 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H204.IH H204 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 204 IH mally affiliated body of the United Nations, except that 1 funds may be appropriated to facilitate termination of 2 United States membership and withdrawal of United 3 States personnel and equipment, in accordance with sec- 4 tions 2 and 3, respectively. Upon termination of United 5 States membership, no payments shall be made to the 6 United Nations or to any organ, specialized agency, com- 7 mission or other formally affiliated body of the United Na- 8 tions, out of any funds appropriated prior to such termi- 9 nation or out of any other funds available for such pur- 10 poses. 11 SEC. 5. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. 12 (a) TERMINATION.—No funds are authorized to be 13 appropriated or otherwise made available for any United 14 States contribution to any United Nations military or 15 peacekeeping operation or force. 16 (b) TERMINATIONS OF UNITED STATES PARTICIPA- 17 TION IN UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPER- 18 ATIONS.—No funds may be obligated or expended to sup- 19 port the participation of any member of the Armed Forces 20 of the United States as part of any United Nations mili- 21 tary or peacekeeping operation or force. No member of 22 the Armed Forces of the United States may serve under 23 the command of the United Nations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:22 Jan 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H204.IH H204 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 204 IH SEC. 6. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED NATIONS PRESENCE IN 1 FACILITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 2 UNITED STATES AND REPEAL OF DIPLO- 3 MATIC IMMUNITY. 4 (a) WITHDRAWAL FROM UNITED STATES GOVERN- 5 MENT PROPERTY.—The United Nations (including any 6 organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally 7 affiliated body of the United Nations) may not occupy or 8 use any property or facility of the United States Govern- 9 ment. 10 (b) DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.—No officer or employee 11 of the United Nations (including any organ, specialized 12 agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the 13 United Nations) or any representative, officer, or em- 14 ployee of any mission to the United Nations of any foreign 15 government shall be entitled to enjoy the privileges and 16 immunities of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Rela- 17 tions of April 18, 1961, nor may any such privileges and 18 immunities be extended to any such individual. The privi- 19 leges, exemptions, and immunities provided for in the 20 International Organizations Immunities Act of December 21 29, 1945 (59 Stat. 669; 22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.), or in any 22 agreement or treaty to which the United States is a party, 23 including the agreement entitled ‘‘Agreement Between the 24 United Nations and the United States of America Regard- 25 ing the Headquarters of the United Nations’’, signed June 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:22 Jan 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H204.IH H204 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 204 IH 26, 1947 (22 U.S.C. 287 note), and the Convention on 1 Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, entered 2 into force with respect to the United States on April 29, 3 1970 (21 UST 1418; TIAS 6900; UNTS 16), shall not 4 apply to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized 5 agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the 6 United Nations, to the officers and employees of the 7 United Nations, or of any organ, specialized agency, com- 8 mission or other formally affiliated body of the United Na- 9 tions, or to the families, suites, or servants of such officers 10 or employees. 11 SEC. 7. REPEAL OF UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP AND 12 PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED NATIONS 13 EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL 14 ORGANIZATION. 15 The joint resolution entitled ‘‘A joint resolution pro- 16 viding for membership and participation by the United 17 States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 18 Cultural Organization, and authorizing an appropriation 19 therefor’’, approved July 30, 1946 (Public Law 79–565, 20 22 U.S.C. 287m et seq.), is repealed. 21 SEC. 8. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PRO- 22 GRAM PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1973. 23 The United Nations Environment Program Partici- 24 pation Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 287 note) is repealed. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:22 Jan 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H204.IH H204 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 204 IH SEC. 9. REPEAL OF UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE 1 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2 The joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution pro- 3 viding for membership and participation by the United 4 States in the World Health Organization and authorizing 5 an appropriation therefor’’, approved June 14, 1948 (22 6 U.S.C. 290), is repealed. 7 SEC. 10. REPEAL OF INVOLVEMENT IN UNITED NATIONS 8 CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS. 9 Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 10 the United States will end any participation in any conven- 11 tions and agreements with the United Nations and any 12 organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally 13 affiliated body of the United Nations. Any remaining func- 14 tions of such conventions and agreements shall not be car- 15 ried out. 16 SEC. 11. REEMPLOYMENT WITH UNITED STATES GOVERN- 17 MENT AFTER SERVICE WITH AN INTER- 18 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. 19 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the 20 rights of employees under subchapter IV of chapter 35 21 of title 5, United States Code, relating to reemployment 22 after service with an international organization. 23 SEC. 12. NOTIFICATION. 24 Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 25 the Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:22 Jan 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H204.IH H204 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 204 IH any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other for- 1 mally affiliated body of the United Nations of the provi- 2 sions of this Act. 3 SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 4 Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 5 amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date 6 that is two years after the date of the enactment of this 7 Act. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:22 Jan 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H204.IH H204 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS