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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. 

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 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT 

7 OF 1945. 

8 (a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Participation Act 

9 of 1945 (Public Law 79–264; 22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is 

10 repealed. 


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1 (b) TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP IN UNITED NA2 TIONS.—The President shall terminate all membership by 

3 the United States in the United Nations, and in any 

4 organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally 

5 affiliated body of the United Nations. 

6 (c) CLOSURE OF UNITED STATES MISSION TO

7 UNITED NATIONS.—The United States Mission to the 

8 United Nations is closed. Any remaining functions of such 

9 office shall not be carried out. 

10 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS 

11 AGREEMENT ACT. 

12 (a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Headquarters 

13 Agreement Act (Public Law 80–357) is repealed. 

14 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—The United States withdraws 

15 from the agreement between the United States of America 

16 and the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the 

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

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

19 United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act). 

20 SEC. 4. UNITED STATES ASSESSED AND VOLUNTARY CON21 TRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 

22 No funds are authorized to be appropriated or other23 wise made available for assessed or voluntary contribu24 tions of the United States to the United Nations or to 

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1 mally affiliated body of the United Nations, except that 

2 funds may be appropriated to facilitate termination of 

3 United States membership and withdrawal of United 

4 States personnel and equipment, in accordance with sec5 tions 2 and 3, respectively. Upon termination of United 

6 States membership, no payments shall be made to the 

7 United Nations or to any organ, specialized agency, com8 mission or other formally affiliated body of the United Na9 tions, out of any funds appropriated prior to such termi10 nation or out of any other funds available for such pur11 poses. 

12 SEC. 5. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. 

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

14 appropriated or otherwise made available for any United 

15 States contribution to any United Nations military or 

16 peacekeeping operation or force. 

17 (b) TERMINATIONS OF UNITED STATES PARTICIPA18 TION IN UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPER19 ATIONS.—No funds may be obligated or expended to sup20 port the participation of any member of the Armed Forces 

21 of the United States as part of any United Nations mili22 tary or peacekeeping operation or force. No member of 

23 the Armed Forces of the United States may serve under 

24 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 

7 organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally 

8 affiliated body of the United Nations) may not occupy or 

9 use any property or facility of the United States Govern10 ment. 

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

12 of the United Nations (including any organ, specialized 

13 agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the 

14 United Nations) or any representative, officer, or em15 ployee of any mission to the United Nations of any foreign 

16 government shall be entitled to enjoy the privileges and 

17 immunities of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Rela18 tions of April 18, 1961, nor may any such privileges and 

19 immunities be extended to any such individual. The privi20 leges, exemptions, and immunities provided for in the 

21 International Organizations Immunities Act of December 

22 29, 1945 (59 Stat. 669; 22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.), or in any 

23 agreement or treaty to which the United States is a party, 

24 including the agreement entitled ‘‘Agreement Between the 

25 United Nations and the United States of America Regard26 ing the Headquarters of the United Nations’’, signed June 


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1 26, 1947 (22 U.S.C. 287 note), and the Convention on 

2 Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, entered 

3 into force with respect to the United States on April 29, 

4 1970 (21 UST 1418; TIAS 6900; UNTS 16), shall not 

5 apply to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized 

6 agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the 

7 United Nations, to the officers and employees of the 

8 United Nations, or of any organ, specialized agency, com9 mission or other formally affiliated body of the United Na10 tions, or to the families, suites, or servants of such officers 

11 or employees. 

12 SEC. 7. REPEAL OF UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP AND 

13 PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED NATIONS 

14 EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL 

15 ORGANIZATION. 

16 The joint resolution entitled ‘‘A joint resolution pro17 viding for membership and participation by the United 

18 States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 

19 Cultural Organization, and authorizing an appropriation 

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

21 22 U.S.C. 287m et seq.), is repealed. 

22 SEC. 8. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PRO23 GRAM PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1973. 

24 The United Nations Environment Program Partici25 pation Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 287 note) is repealed. 


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

2 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 

3 The joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution pro4 viding for membership and participation by the United 

5 States in the World Health Organization and authorizing 

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

7 U.S.C. 290), is repealed. 

8 SEC. 10. REPEAL OF INVOLVEMENT IN UNITED NATIONS 

9 CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS. 

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

11 the United States will end any participation in any conven12 tions and agreements with the United Nations and any 

13 organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally 

14 affiliated body of the United Nations. Any remaining func15 tions of such conventions and agreements shall not be car16 ried out. 

17 SEC. 11. REEMPLOYMENT WITH UNITED STATES GOVERN18 MENT AFTER SERVICE WITH AN INTER19 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. 

20 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the 

21 rights of employees under subchapter IV of chapter 35 

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

23 after service with an international organization. 

24 SEC. 12. NOTIFICATION. 

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

26 the Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations and 


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1 any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other for2 mally affiliated body of the United Nations of the provi3 sions of this Act. 

4 SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

5 Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 

6 amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date 

7 that is two years after the date of the enactment of this 

8 Act. 

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