COI Elimination Act

Bill: 117-s-4389
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2022-06-14
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>COI Elimination Act</strong></p> <p>This bill limits U.S. contributions to the United Nations pertaining to the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.</p> <p>Current law imposes a cap on the annual U.S. contribution to the U.N. budget. The bill lowers that cap by 25% of the amount budgeted for the commission unless the Department of State certifies to Congress that the commission has been abolished. After such a certification, the United States shall, subject to appropriations, provide to the United Nations an amount equal to all the contributions that were withheld under this bill. </p> <p>The bill also states that it shall be U.S. policy to seek the abolition of the commission and combat systemic anti-Israel bias in international bodies.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4389 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2022 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide for the abolition of certain United Nations groups, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COI Elimination Act . 2. Abolition and restriction (a) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States— (1) to seek the abolition of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel; and (2) to combat systemic anti-Israel bias at the United Nations Human Rights Council and other international fora. (b) Abolition of certain United Nations groups Section 721(b) of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, enacted by reference pursuant to section 1000(a)(7) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 ( Public Law 106–113 ) ( 22 U.S.C. 287 note) is amended by striking ; and the Division on Public Information on the Question of Palestine and inserting ; the Division on Public Information on the Question of Palestine; and the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel . (c) Withholding of funds Section 114 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 ( Public Law 98–164 ; 22 U.S.C. 287e note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) 25 percent of the amount budgeted for the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, unless the Secretary of State submits to Congress a certification that the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel has been abolished. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) If the Secretary of State submits to Congress a certification under paragraph (8) of subsection (a), the United States shall, subject to available appropriations, provide to the United Nations an amount equal to the total amount of funds withheld in accordance with such paragraph during the current and any prior year. .