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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4842 
To authorize efforts to counter the influence of the People’s Republic of 
China at the United Nations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2023 
Mr. LAHOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize efforts to counter the influence of the People’s 
Republic of China at the United Nations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategy To Oppose 
Purposeful CCP Aggression at the United Nations Act of 
2023’’ or ‘‘STOP CCP at UN Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The People’s Republic of China and the 
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wield increasing 
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influence at the United Nations and other inter-
national and multinational organizations. 
(2) This influence threatens the United States 
in its diplomatic engagement with countries at the 
United Nations and around the world. 
(3) China uses its influence to sway vulnerable 
countries to vote in support of policies that support 
China and the goals of the CCP. 
(4) China uses its financial support and con-
tributions to the United Nations and its agencies to 
influence the outcomes of policy debates and votes. 
(5) From 2015 to 2021, China has grown its 
leadership role at the United Nations, where Chinese 
citizens have led four United Nations specialized 
agencies: the Food and Agriculture Organization 
(FAO), the International Civil Aviation Organization 
(ICAO), the International Telecommunication Union 
(ITU), and the United Nations Industrial Develop-
ment Organization (UNIDO). Three of the four Chi-
nese citizen agency heads have departed due to term 
limits, however the FAO is still led by a Chinese cit-
izen. Additionally, this year a Chinese citizen is one 
of seven candidates for election to the position of 
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Or-
ganization (IMO), a United Nations specialized 
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agency responsible for improving the safety and se-
curity of international shipping and facilitation of 
international maritime traffic. 
SEC. 3. EFFORTS TO COUNTER THE INFLUENCE OF CHINA 
AT THE UNITED NATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter for 9 years, the Secretary of State 
and the United States Permanent Representative to 
the United Nations shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the People’s 
Republic of China’s actions and attempts to place 
Chinese nationals in leadership positions at the 
United Nations and its affiliated agencies, including 
through coercion, intimidation, bribery and other il-
legitimate means, and to provide broader personnel 
representation of China at the United Nations, to 
influence the United Nations and its agencies gen-
erally. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by this subsection should include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A description of votes taken in the 
United Nations General Assembly, the United 
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Nations Security Council, and United Nations 
specialized agencies that aligned with China’s 
interest and voting record. 
(B) A description of financial contributions 
to the United Nations by China. 
(C) The number of Chinese diplomatic per-
sonnel assigned to the United Nations. 
(D) A description of Chinese contributions, 
to include military personnel, to United Nations 
peacekeeping missions. 
(E) An identification of leadership posi-
tions at the United Nations, an identification of 
Chinese nationals in such positions, including 
Chinese nationals in supporting positions. 
(F) The number and description of at-
tempts by China to obtain such leadership posi-
tions at the United Nations. 
(G) A description of attempts and proc-
esses of China to co-opt third countries in order 
to align their votes at the United Nations with 
Chinese interests. 
(H) A list of not less than those 15 coun-
tries that are most aligned with Chinese inter-
ests at the United Nations, to include through 
voting record and lobbying efforts. 
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(I) An explanation on how China views the 
United Nations as a vehicle to advance its in-
terests. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section should be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(4) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
and the Select Committee on the Strategic 
Competition between the United States and the 
Chinese Communist Party of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(b) OFFICE OF MULTILATERAL STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish an office to develop and implement a strat-
egy to counter China at the United Nations. The 
Secretary may designate the Office of Multilateral 
Strategy at the Department of State, as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
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as the office required to be established by this sub-
section. 
(2) REPORTING AND CONSULTATION.—The of-
fice established pursuant to this subsection shall re-
port to and consult with Congress with respect to 
the strategy described in this subsection. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should consider paying its 
contributions to the United Nations that are in arrears 
in order to strategically and financially expand its influ-
ence at the United Nations and counter China’s argument 
of insufficient United States financial engagement at the 
United Nations. 
(d) SPONSORED
JUNIOR
PROFESSIONAL
OFFI-
CERS.—The Secretary of State shall— 
(1) require tracking and reporting on the num-
ber of Chinese sponsored junior professional officers 
at the United Nations; and 
(2) increase the number of United States spon-
sored junior professional officers at the United Na-
tions in order to match or exceed the number of Chi-
nese sponsored junior professional officers at the 
United Nations. 
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