I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1501 
To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations until the 
United Nations formally retracts the final report of the ‘‘United Nations 
Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2011 
Mr. WALSH of Illinois (for himself, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. 
ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. BUR-
TON of Indiana, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. 
CHAFFETZ, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. ELLMERS, Ms. 
FOXX, Mr. GOHMERT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. WEST, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. 
GIBSON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. LONG, and 
Mr. KLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To withhold United States contributions to the United Na-
tions until the United Nations formally retracts the final 
report of the ‘‘United Nations Fact Finding Mission 
on the Gaza Conflict’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) On April 3, 2009, the President of the 
Human Rights Council established the United Na-
tions Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict 
with the directive ‘‘to investigate all violations of 
international human rights law and international hu-
manitarian law that might have been committed at 
any time in the context of the military operations 
that were conducted in Gaza during the period from 
27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009, whether 
before, during or after’’. 
(2) On September 29, 2009, the United Na-
tions Human Rights Council presented a report on 
the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the 
Gaza Conflict, a report most often referred to as the 
‘‘Goldstone Report’’, that accused Israel of potential 
war crimes under the Rome Statute of the Inter-
national Criminal Court. 
(3) On April 1, 2011, Justice Richard 
Goldstone, the author of the Goldstone Report, 
wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post about the 
Goldstone Report and stated that more information 
is now available regarding the Gaza War of 2008– 
2009 and that, ‘‘If I had known then what I know 
now, the Goldstone Report would have been a dif-
ferent document.’’. 
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(4) Justice Goldstone reiterated the following 
well known fact: ‘‘That the crimes allegedly com-
mitted by Hamas were intentional goes without say-
ing—its rockets were purposefully and indiscrimi-
nately aimed at civilian targets.’’. 
(5) Evidence that was made available following 
the Goldstone Report confirms that Israel as a mat-
ter of policy did not intentionally target civilians. 
(6) Justice Goldstone reiterated the well known 
fact that the United Nations Human Rights Council 
has long held a bias against Israel. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that now that evidence is available that undoubtedly 
nullifies the most controversial aspects of the Goldstone 
Report, the United Nations should formally retract the 
Goldstone Report. 
SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall with-
hold United States contributions to the regularly assessed 
biennial budget of the United Nations until such time as 
the United Nations formally retracts the final report of 
the ‘‘United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza 
Conflict’’ (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Goldstone Re-
port’’) that was presented to the United Nations Humans 
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Rights Council during its 12th Session, in Geneva, on Sep-
tember 29, 2009. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘formally 
retracts’’ means a resolution adopted by the United Na-
tions stating that insufficient information relating to the 
subject matter of the report referred to in subsection (a) 
was available before the release of such report and such 
report is annulled. 
Æ 
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