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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2781
To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 20, 2023
Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. ROY, Mr. OGLES, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mrs. MILLER
of Illinois, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. WEBER of Texas,
and Mr. BIGGS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED STATES FROM
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THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVEN-
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TION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
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The President shall—
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(1) not later than 5 days after the date of the
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enactment of this Act, provide written notification to
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the Depository of the United Nations Framework
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Convention on Climate Change, done at Rio de Ja-
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neiro, June 3–14, 1992, of the withdrawal of the
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United States from the Convention effective on the
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date that it is 1 year after the date of receipt by the
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Depository of such notification of withdrawal in ac-
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cordance with Article 25 of the Convention; and
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(2) on the effective date described in this sec-
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tion, withdraw the United States from the United
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Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
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No funds authorized or appropriated by any Act may
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be used to support, directly or indirectly, any efforts on
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the part of any United States Government official to take
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steps to carry out the obligations of the United States
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under the United Nations Framework Convention on Cli-
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mate Change on or after the effective date described in
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section 1.
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