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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1146 

To end membership of the United States in the United Nations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2011 

Mr. PAUL 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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Sovereignty 

5 Restoration Act of 2009’’. 

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

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9 repealed. 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 (b) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION IN UNITED

11 NATIONS.—The President shall terminate all participation 


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1 by the United States in the United Nations, and any 

2 organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally 

3 affiliated body of the United Nations. 

4 (c) CLOSURE OF UNITED STATES MISSION TO

5 UNITED NATIONS.—The United States Mission to the 

6 United Nations is closed. Any remaining functions of such 

7 office shall not be carried out. 

8 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS 

9 AGREEMENT ACT. 

10 (a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Headquarters 

11 Agreement Act (Public Law 80–357) is repealed. 

12 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—The United States withdraws 

13 from the agreement between the United States of America 

14 and the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the 

15 United Nations (signed at Lake Success, New York, on 

16 June 26, 1947, which was brought into effect by the 

17 United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act). 

18 SEC. 4. UNITED STATES ASSESSED AND VOLUNTARY CON19 TRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 

20 (a) TERMINATION.—No funds are authorized to be 

21 appropriated or otherwise made available for assessed or 

22 voluntary contributions of the United States to the United 

23 Nations or any organ, specialized agency, commission or 

24 other formally affiliated body thereof, except that funds 

25 may be appropriated to facilitate withdrawal of United 


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1 States personnel and equipment. Upon termination of 

2 United States membership, no payments shall be made to 

3 the United Nations or any organ, specialized agency, com4 mission or other formally affiliated body thereof, out of 

5 any funds appropriated prior to such termination or out 

6 of any other funds available for such purposes. 

7 (b) APPLICATION.—The provisions of this section 

8 shall apply to all agencies of the United Nations, including 

9 independent or voluntary agencies. 

10 SEC. 5. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. 

11 (a) TERMINATION.—No funds are authorized to be 

12 appropriated or otherwise made available for any United 

13 States contribution to any United Nations military oper14 ation. 

15 (b) TERMINATIONS OF UNITED STATES PARTICIPA16 TION IN UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPER17 ATIONS.—No funds may be obligated or expended to sup18 port the participation of any member of the Armed Forces 

19 of the United States as part of any United Nations mili20 tary or peacekeeping operation or force. No member of 

21 the Armed Forces of the United States may serve under 

22 the command of the United Nations. 


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1 SEC. 6. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED NATIONS PRESENCE IN 

2 FACILITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

3 UNITED STATES AND REPEAL OF DIPLO4 MATIC IMMUNITY. 

5 (a) WITHDRAWAL FROM UNITED STATES GOVERN6 MENT PROPERTY.—The United Nations (including any af7 filiated agency of the United Nations) shall not occupy 

8 or use any property or facility of the United States Gov9 ernment. 

10 (b) DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.—No officer or employee 

11 of the United Nations or any representative, officer, or 

12 employee of any mission to the United Nations of any for13 eign government shall be entitled to enjoy the privileges 

14 and immunities of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic 

15 Relations of April 18, 1961, nor may any such privileges 

16 and immunities be extended to any such individual. The 

17 privileges, exemptions and immunities provided for in the 

18 International Organizations Immunities Act of December 

19 29, 1945 (59 Stat. 669; 22 U.S.C. 288, 288a–f), or in 

20 any agreement or treaty to which the United States is a 

21 party, including the agreement entitled ‘‘Agreement Be22 tween the United Nations and the United States of Amer23 ica Regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations’’, 

24 signed June 26, 1947 (22 U.S.C. 287), and the Conven25 tion on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, 

26 entered into force with respect to the United States on 


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1 April 29, 1970 (21 UST 1418; TIAS 6900; UNTS 16), 

2 shall not apply to the United Nations or any organ, spe3 cialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated 

4 body thereof, to the officers and employees of the United 

5 Nations, or any organ, specialized agency, commission or 

6 other formally affiliated body thereof, or to the families, 

7 suites or servants of such officers or employees. 

8 SEC. 7. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCI9 ENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION 

10 ACT. 

11 The joint resolution entitled ‘‘A joint resolution pro12 viding for membership and participation by the United 

13 States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 

14 Cultural Organization, and authorizing an appropriation 

15 therefor’’ approved July 30, 1946 (Public Law 79–565, 

16 22 U.S.C. 287m–287t), is repealed. 

17 SEC. 8. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PRO18 GRAM PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1973. 

19 The United Nations Environment Program Partici20 pation Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 287 note) is repealed. 

21 SEC. 9. REPEAL OF UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE 

22 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 

23 The joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution pro24 viding for membership and participation by the United 

25 States in the World Health Organization and authorizing 


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1 an appropriation therefor,’’ approved June 14, 1948 (22 

2 U.S.C. 290, 290a–e–1) is repealed. 

3 SEC. 10. REPEAL OF INVOLVEMENT IN UNITED NATIONS 

4 CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS. 

5 As of the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

6 United States will end any and all participation in any 

7 and all conventions and agreements with the United Na8 tions and any organ, specialized agency, commission, or 

9 other formally affiliated body of the United Nations. Any 

10 remaining functions of such conventions and agreements 

11 shall not be carried out. 

12 SEC. 11. REEMPLOYMENT WITH UNITED STATES GOVERN13 MENT AFTER SERVICE WITH AN INTER14 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. 

15 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the 

16 rights of employees under subchapter IV of chapter 35 

17 of title 5, United States Code, relating to reemployment 

18 after service with an international organization. 

19 SEC. 12. NOTIFICATION. 

20 Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

21 the Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations and 

22 any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other for23 mally affiliated body of the United Nations of the provi24 sions of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 

3 amendments made by this Act shall take effect 2 years 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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