To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations or a United Nations agency if the United Nations or such agency supports the recognition of an independent Palestinian state, and for other purposes.

Directs the Secretary of State to withhold U.S. contributions from the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations (U.N.), assessed contributions to peacekeeping operations, and voluntary contributions to the U.N. (with specified exceptions) if the U.N. adopts a resolution or takes any other action supporting recognition of an independent Palestinian state before ratification of a final status agreement negotiated between Israel and the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian people.

Directs the Secretary to withhold U.S. contributions from the regular budget of U.N. agencies supporting recognition before ratification of such an agreement.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2261 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2261

  To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations or a 
United Nations agency if the United Nations or such agency supports the 
    recognition of an independent Palestinian state, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2011

  Mr. McCotter (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations or a 
United Nations agency if the United Nations or such agency supports the 
    recognition of an independent Palestinian state, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. WITHHOLDING OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

    The Secretary of State shall withhold United States contributions 
to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations, 
assessed contributions to peacekeeping operations, and voluntary 
contributions to the United Nations (except for voluntary contributions 
to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations 
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the International 
Maritime Organization, and the International Civil Aviation 
Organization) if the United Nations adopts a resolution or takes any 
other action that supports the recognition of an independent 
Palestinian state unless the adoption of such resolution or other 
action occurs after or contemporaneously with the ratification of a 
final status agreement negotiated between and mutually acceptable to 
the State of Israel and the legitimate representatives of the 
Palestinian people.

SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall withhold United 
States assessed and voluntary contributions to the regular budget of a 
United Nations agency if such agency takes any action that supports the 
recognition of an independent Palestinian state unless such action 
occurs after or contemporaneously with the ratification of a final 
status agreement negotiated between and mutually acceptable to the 
State of Israel and the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian 
people.
    (b) United Nations Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
``United Nations agency'' means any of the following:
            (1) The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
            (2) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
            (3) The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
            (4) The International Labor Organization (ILO).
            (5) The International Maritime Organization (IMO).
            (6) The International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
            (7) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural 
        Organization (UNESCO).
            (8) The Universal Postal Union (UPU).
            (9) The World Health Organization (WHO).
            (10) The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
            (11) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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