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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 25, 1995
United Nations Withdrawal Act of 1995 - Repeals: (1) the United Nations Participation Act of 1945; (2) the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act; and (3) the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Act. (Sec. 2) Requires closure of the United States Mission to the United Nations (UN). Requires the Secretary of State to notify the UN of U.S. withdrawal from it. (Sec. 4) Limits the total amount appropriated for each of the four fiscal years following enactment of this Act for the U.S. assessed or voluntary contribution to the United Nations to the total amount appropriated for the previous fiscal year reduced by 25 percent. Prohibits, after the fourth such fiscal year, the appropriation of funds for such U.S. contribution. (Sec. 5) Directs the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a special envoy to represent the United States in all matters concerning it and the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. (Sec. 6) Limits the total amount appropriated for each of the four fiscal years following enactment of this Act for the U.S. assessed or voluntary contribution for peacekeeping operations of the UN to no more than the amount appropriated for such activities for FY 1995. Prohibits, after the fourth such fiscal year, the appropriation of funds for such activities. (Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary to notify the UN of the U.S. withdrawal from membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. (Sec. 8) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should request the withdrawal of the U.N. headquarters and its affiliated missions from the United States.
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Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1] · R–FL
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Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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