To prohibit all United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations until such time as the membership in the United Nations of the People's Republic of China is terminated and the Republic of China (Taiwan) is afforded full rights, privileges, and responsibilities as a Member State in the United Nations, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6946 To prohibit all United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations until such time as the membership in the United Nations of the People’s Republic of China is terminated and the Republic of China (Taiwan) is afforded full rights, privileges, and responsibilities as a Member State in the United Nations, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 19, 2020 Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit all United States assessed and voluntary con- tributions to the United Nations until such time as the membership in the United Nations of the People’s Re- public of China is terminated and the Republic of China (Taiwan) is afforded full rights, privileges, and respon- sibilities as a Member State in the United Nations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:00 Jun 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6946.IH H6946 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6946 IH SECTION 1. MEMBERSHIP OF TAIWAN AT THE UNITED NA- 1 TIONS. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 3 sion of law, effective on the date of the enactment of this 4 Act, the United States shall withhold all assessed and vol- 5 untary contributions to the United Nations until such time 6 as the membership in the United Nations of the People’s 7 Republic of China is terminated and the Republic of China 8 (Taiwan) is afforded full rights, privileges, and respon- 9 sibilities as a Member State in the United Nations. 10 (b) PRESIDENTIAL ACTION.—The President is au- 11 thorized to take any appropriate action to carry out sub- 12 section (a). 13 (c) ACTIONS AT THE UNITED NATIONS.—The Presi- 14 dent shall direct the United States Permanent Represent- 15 ative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and 16 influence of the United States at the United Nations to 17 encourage Member States of the United Nations to take 18 actions identical or similar to the action described in sub- 19 section (a). 20 (d) NO EFFECT ON THE UNITED STATES IN THE 21 UNITED NATIONS.—United States membership in the 22 United Nations shall not be affected in any way by any 23 action under this section. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:00 Jun 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6946.IH H6946 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS