I 
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. 
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 ‘‘American Sovereignty 
Restoration Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT. 
(a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Participation Act 
of 1945 (Public Law 79–264; 22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is 
repealed. 
(b) TERMINATION
OF PARTICIPATION
IN UNITED 
NATIONS.—The President shall terminate all participation 
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by the United States in the United Nations, and any 
organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally 
affiliated body of the United Nations. 
(c) CLOSURE
OF UNITED STATES MISSION
TO 
UNITED NATIONS.—The United States Mission to the 
United Nations is closed. Any remaining functions of such 
office shall not be carried out. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS 
AGREEMENT ACT. 
(a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Headquarters 
Agreement Act (Public Law 80–357) is repealed. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—The United States withdraws 
from the agreement between the United States of America 
and the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the 
United Nations (signed at Lake Success, New York, on 
June 26, 1947, which was brought into effect by the 
United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act). 
SEC. 4. UNITED STATES ASSESSED AND VOLUNTARY CON-
TRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 
(a) TERMINATION.—No funds are authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available for assessed or 
voluntary contributions of the United States to the United 
Nations or any organ, specialized agency, commission or 
other formally affiliated body thereof, except that funds 
may be appropriated to facilitate withdrawal of United 
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States personnel and equipment. Upon termination of 
United States membership, no payments shall be made to 
the United Nations or any organ, specialized agency, com-
mission or other formally affiliated body thereof, out of 
any funds appropriated prior to such termination or out 
of any other funds available for such purposes. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The provisions of this section 
shall apply to all agencies of the United Nations, including 
independent or voluntary agencies. 
SEC. 5. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. 
(a) TERMINATION.—No funds are authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available for any United 
States contribution to any United Nations military oper-
ation. 
(b) TERMINATIONS OF UNITED STATES PARTICIPA-
TION
IN
UNITED
NATIONS
PEACEKEEPING
OPER-
ATIONS.—No funds may be obligated or expended to sup-
port the participation of any member of the Armed Forces 
of the United States as part of any United Nations mili-
tary or peacekeeping operation or force. No member of 
the Armed Forces of the United States may serve under 
the command of the United Nations. 
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an appropriation therefor,’’ approved June 14, 1948 (22 
U.S.C. 290, 290a–e–1) is repealed. 
SEC. 10. REPEAL OF INVOLVEMENT IN UNITED NATIONS 
CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS. 
As of the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
United States will end any and all participation in any 
and all conventions and agreements with the United Na-
tions and any organ, specialized agency, commission, or 
other formally affiliated body of the United Nations. Any 
remaining functions of such conventions and agreements 
shall not be carried out. 
SEC. 11. REEMPLOYMENT WITH UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT 
AFTER 
SERVICE 
WITH 
AN 
INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the 
rights of employees under subchapter IV of chapter 35 
of title 5, United States Code, relating to reemployment 
after service with an international organization. 
SEC. 12. NOTIFICATION. 
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations and 
any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other for-
mally affiliated body of the United Nations of the provi-
sions of this Act. 
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SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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