,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #cj1 #bjag,mr4
 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,united ,states 
voluntary and assessed contributions to 
the ,united ,nations if the ,united     
,nations imposes any tax or fee on any  
,united ,states person or continues to  
develop or promote proposals for such a 
tax or fee4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,prohibition of    
,united ,nations ,taxation ,act4  #b4   
,findings ,the ,congress finds that--   
7#a7 in #aidh1 the average ,united      
,states family with children paid only  
three percent of its income in ,federal 
taxes2  7#b7 in #bjae1 the average      
,american paid almost #bj percent of its
 income in ,federal taxes2  7#c7 ,united
 ,nations officials have made numerous  
and repeated proposals to provide       
financing for the ,united ,nations      

outside the scrutiny of member states of
 the ,united ,nations1 including        
borrowing from international financial  
institutions1 assuming control of bonds 
issued by member states1 and imposing   
taxes on an extensive range of          
transactions1 goods1 and services2  7#d7
 the #aiid ,human ,development ,report  
of the ,united ,nations ,development    
,program stated that it is appropriate  
that the proceeds of an international   
tax be devoted to international purposes
 and be placed at the disposal of       
international institutions42  7#e7 on   
,january #ad1 #aiif1 ,united ,nations   
,secretary ,general ,boutros            
,boutros-,ghali stated that an          
international tax would mean that he    
would not be under the daily financial  
will of the member states42  7#f7 the   
#bjab ,world ,economic and ,social      
,survey of the ,united ,nations         
,department of ,economic and ,social    
,affairs examined the feasibility of new
 financing1 specifically examining two  

sources3 taxes levied on international  
transactions and_/or taxes that are     
internationally concerted ''' and       
revenues from global resources42  7#g7  
each year the ,united ,states gives     
approximately #h billion in mandatory   
payments and voluntary contributions to 
the ,united ,nations and its affiliated 
organizations2  7#h7 the ,united        
,nations and its organizations are      
replete with mismanagement1 waste1      
corruption1 and inefficiency1 which cost
 ,united ,states taxpayers millions of  
dollars each year2  7#i7 the power to   
tax is an attribute of sovereignty2     
7#aj7 the ,united ,nations does not have
 the attributes of sovereignty and is   
not a sovereign power2 and  7#aa7 the   
,united ,nations has no legal authority 
to impose taxes on ,united ,states      
citizens4  #c4 ,prohibitions regarding  
taxation and borrowing  7a7 ,prohibition
 on imposition of global taxation or    
multilateral bank borrowing ,the ,united
 ,states shall not pay any voluntary or 

assessed contribution to the ,united    
,nations or any of its specialized or   
affiliated agencies 7including the      
,united ,nations ,development ,program7 
if the ,united ,nations--  7#a7 attempts
 to implement or impose any taxation or 
fee on any ,united ,states person2 or   
7#b7 attempts to borrow funds from the  
,international ,bank for ,reconstruction
 and ,development 7commonly referred to 
as the ,world ,bank71 the ,international
 ,monetary ,fund1 or any other similar  
or regional international financial     
institution4  7b7 ,prohibition on       
continued development and promotion of  
global taxation proposals ,the ,united  
,states shall not pay any voluntary or  
assessed contribution to the ,united    
,nations or any of its specialized or   
affiliated agencies 7including the      
,united ,nations ,development ,program7 
unless the ,president certifies in      
writing to the ,congress not less than  
#ae days before such payment that the   
,united ,nations or any of its          

specialized or affiliated agencies is   
not engaged in any effort to develop1   
advocate1 promote1 or publicize any     
proposal concerning taxation or fees on 
any ,united ,states person in order to  
raise revenue for the ,united ,nations  
or any of its specialized or affiliated 
agencies4  7c7 ,statutory construction  
,payments prohibited under this ,act    
include any disbursement to the ,united 
,nations or to any of its specialized or
 affiliated agencies pursuant to any    
obligation agreed to by the ,united     
,states on or before the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  #d4            
,definitions ,as used in this ,act3 7#a7
 ,person ,the term person has the       
meaning given such term in section      
#ggja7;a77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4           
#ggja7;a77#a774  7#b7 ,taxation or fees 
on any ,united ,states person ,the term 
taxation or fees on any ,united ,states 
person includes any tax or fee assessed 
against any ,united ,states person on a 

per capita basis or on a transaction or 
user basis1 including any tax or fee on 
international air travel1 foreign       
exchange transactions1 the mails1 or    
extraction or use of natural resources4 
#e4 ,effective date ,this ,act shall    
take effect on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4