,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bdif ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ag1 #bjag,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit assessed or voluntary contributions to the ,united ,nations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,defunding the ,corrupt and ,incompetent ,united ,nations ,act4 #b4 ,findings 7a7 ,in general ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states pays far more than any other nation for ,united ,nations operations1 which are divided into three program baskets3 regular budget1 peacekeeping budget1 and specialized programs such as developmental and disaster assistance4 7#b7 ,despite the ,united ,states paying an overly large share of the budget1 ,united ,nations treaties are often in opposition to the interests of the ,united ,states1 so the ,united ,states is effectively paying others to undermine our foreign policy4 7#c7 ,there also is a global lack of accountability coupled with incompetence at the ,united ,nations1 with terrible crimes and genocides happening under the watch of the ,united ,nations4 7#d7 ,finally1 a constant and disproportionate use of ,united ,nations time and money is dedicated to persecuting ,israel1 the only democracy in the ,middle ,east4 7#e7 ,for the reasons specified in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d71 which are further detailed in subsections 7b7 through 7e71 the ,united ,states will no longer provide funds to this corrupt and incompetent body unless very significant changes are made immediately4 7b7 ,unfair ,budget ,burden and ,unaccountability ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states was assessed for contributions to the regular ,united ,nations budget and the ,united ,nations peacekeeping budget totaling approximately #c1jjj1jjj1jjj of an approximately #aa1jjj1jjj1jjj combined ,united ,nations budget for those purposes in #bjaf4 7#b7 ,at under five percent of the world population1 #bb percent of the world nominal ,gross ,domestic ,product 7,,gdp7 but #af4a percent of world ,,gdp by purchasing power parity1 the ,united ,states was assessed to contribute #bb percent of the regular ,united ,nations budget in #bjaf4 7#c7 ,this is a higher regular assessment than the #agf least assessed ,united ,nations member states combined4 7#d7 ,a majority of ,united ,nations member states will be assessed total contributions of less than #a1jjj1jjj a year for the ,united ,nations regular and peacekeeping budgets combined4 ,the least assessed member states historically pay a net several thousand dollars to the ,united ,nations after collecting lavish travel subsidies from the ,united ,nations4 7#e7 ,the #aac members of the ,non-,aligned ,movement1 which frequently votes against ,united ,states and democratic proposals and interests1 were collectively assessed approximately #eei1jjj1jjj of ,united ,nations regular and peacekeeping budgets in #bjaf4 7#f7 ,the #ef countries of the ,organization of ,islamic ,cooperation 7,,oic71 including #aj of the world's top #bj oil producing countries1 together were assessed approximately #djf1jjj1jjj to the regular and peacekeeping budgets of the ,united ,nations in #bjaf4 ,these countries also frequently vote against ,united ,states and democratic proposals and interests4 7#g7 ,the other four permanent members of the ,united ,nations ,security ,council--the ,russian ,federation1 the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and ,france--were assessed a combined #b1gcd1jjj1jjj in #bjaf to the ,united ,nations1 compared to the ,united ,states #b1iei1jjj1jjj assessment for the ,united ,nations regular budget and ,united ,nations peacekeeping budget4 7#h7 ,the ,united ,nations requires two-thirds of member states to approve the ,united ,nations regular budget but does not have a commonsense rule to require that budgets be approved by member states that contribute two-thirds of the money4 ,this means member states that make minimal contributions can approve the regular budget over the objection of the ,united ,states and other major contributors4 7#i7 ,however1 the ,united ,states also is assessed #bh4dfia percent of the ,united ,nations peacekeeping budget for #bjag despite the bipartisan ,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years #aiid and #aiie 7,public ,law #ajc-bcf2 enacted ,april #cj1 #aiid71 which prohibits the ,united ,states from making contributions that exceed #be percent of the peacekeeping budget4 ,currently1 the difference between #be percent and the #bh4dfia percent assessed levels amounts to #bge1jjj1jjj4 7#aj7 ,this is a higher peacekeeping budget assessment than the #ahe least assessed ,united ,nations member states combined4 7#aa7 ,in addition1 the ,united ,states ,government separately contributes more than #e1jjj1jjj1jjj per year for other ,united ,nations programs4 ,there is no comprehensive report to ,congress about these ,united ,nations agency requirements4 ,the last comprehensive report was for fiscal year #bjaj4 7c7 ,united ,nations ,treaties ,that ,are ,against ,united ,states ,interests ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,ratification of the ,united ,nations ,convention on the ,law of the ,sea 7,,unclos7 would subject the ,united ,states to internationally based environmental mandates and place new financial mandates on ,united ,states businesses1 and therefore is not in the interests of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,the recent effort under the auspices of the ,united ,nations ,framework ,convention on ,climate ,change 7,,unfccc7 to reestablish an international regulation regime to end global warming1 which would heavily target fossil fuels1 is against ,united ,states interests4 7#c7 ,ratification of the ,arms ,trade ,treaty1 which would closely regulate global arms trade exports and impose regulations on ,united ,states gun manufacturers1 is not in the interests of the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,global ,lack of ,accountability and ,incompetence ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,in the civil war in ,sri ,lanka from #aihc to #bjji1 the ,united ,nations did not investigate claims of war crimes and made no attempt to protect the civilian population1 resulting in #f1ejj individuals being murdered inside supposed ,united ,nations safe zones4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,nations did not acknowledge the replacement government of ,cambodia after ,pol ,pot and the ,khmer ,rouge until #aiid1 after ,paul ,pot's communist authorities murdered more than #b1ejj1jjj ,cambodians1 or #cc percent of the population4 7#c7 ,in #aiid1 after #aj ,belgian peacekeepers were murdered in ,rwanda1 ,united ,nations troops directly abandoned hundreds of ,tutsis who were murdered by ,hutus1 and in the process abandoned the country to a genocide that left approximately #a1jjj1jjj individuals dead1 or nearly #bj percent of the population4 7#d7 ,after several ,united ,states and ,pakistani troops were killed in #aiic1 the ,united ,nations withdrew all peacekeeping troops from ,somalia in #aiie4 7#e7 ,in #aiie1 ,united ,nations peacekeepers in northeastern ,bosnia failed to prevent ,serbs from murdering #h1jjj men and boys in ,srebrenica4 7#f7 ,from #bjjc to #bjje the ,united ,nations did not enter ,sudan despite organized attacks on populated villages by ,janjaweed militant groups4 ,in #bjaj an estimated #cjj1jjj ,sudanese civilians were killed4 7#g7 ,united ,nations peacekeeping audits have revealed mismanagement1 fraud1 and corruption in procurement4 7#h7 ,united ,nations peacekeepers were the source of the cholera outbreak in ,haiti beginning in #bjaj that left more than #h1jjj individuals dead and #fjj1jjj seriously sickened4 7#i7 ,united ,nations agencies are in the bottom half of effectiveness among bilateral1 multilateral1 and ,united ,nations aid agencies based on transparency1 specialization1 selectivity1 ineffective aid channels1 and overhead cost 7,rhetoric versus ,reality3 ,the ,best and ,worst of ,aid ,agency ,practices1 ,william ,easterly and ,claudia ,r4 ,williamson74 7#aj7 ,the ,united ,nations ,security ,council attempted to invoke sanctions under chapter ,,vii of the ,charter of the ,united ,nations to prevent genocide in the recent civil war in ,syria1 but the ,russian ,federation and the ,people's ,republic of ,china prevented action by the ,united ,nations1 resulting in more than #fj1jjj civilian deaths and thousands of other civilians displaced4 7#aa7 ,a ,united ,nations study found that ,united ,nations peacekeeping missions routinely avoid using force to protect civilians who are under attack1 intervening in only #bj percent of cases despite being authorized to do so by the ,united ,nations ,security ,council 7,united ,nations ,general ,assembly1 ,evaluation of the ,implementation and ,results of ,protection of ,civilians ,mandates in ,united ,nations ,peacekeeping ,operations1 ,no4 ,a_/#fh_/ghg1 ,reuters1 ,may #g1 #bjad74 7#ab7 ,united ,nations peacekeepers continue to abuse the unprotected populations they are supposed to be helping 7,code ,blue1 ,a ,practical ,plan to ,end ,impunity for ,peacekeeper ,sexual ,abuse1 ,october #ac1 #bjaf74 7#ac7 ,united ,nations peacekeepers in ,south ,sudan in #bjaf failed to protect civilians from murder and rape even within sight of ,united ,nations soldiers or inside supposedly protected safe zones4 7e7 ,constant and ,disproportionate ,use of ,united ,nations ,time and ,money ,to ,harass ,israel ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,nations is hostile to our closest ally in the ,middle ,east1 ,israel1 which is also the most developed democracy in that region4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,nations ,security ,council passed ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bcbd on ,december #bc1 #bjaf1 to condemn ,israeli settlements1 while the ,obama administration backstabbed ,israel by abstaining instead of vetoing this dangerous resolution4 ,as ,senator ,charles ,schumer said1 ,whatever one's views are on settlements1 anyone who cares about the future of ,israel and peace in the region knows that the ,united ,nations1 with its one-sidedness1 is exactly the wrong forum to bring about peace44 7#c7 ,the ,united ,nations voted in #bjab to grant the ,palestinian ,authority non-member state permanent observer status4 7#d7 ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council 7,,unhrc7 also acts contrary to ,united ,states interests4 ,for example1 in the ten years of ,june #bjjf through ,june #bjaf1 when the ,,unhrc acts to condemn a specific country1 most of the time it condemns ,israel4 ,that is to say1 the ,,unhrc singles ,israel out for solitary condemnation more than all the other countries of the world put together4 7#e7 ,the ,,unhrc has #aj permanent agenda items1 one of which 7,agenda ,item #g1 ,human ,rights ,situation in ,palestine and ,other ,occupied ,arab ,territories7 is criticism of ,israel4 7#f7 ,the ,united ,nations ,relief and ,works ,agency for ,palestinian ,refugees in the ,near ,east 7,,unrwa71 contrary to the practice of the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,refugees1 defines ,palestinian refugee status as a hereditary entitlement over generations4 ,it also failed to stop ,hamas from stockpiling missiles in schools1 and did not immediately report this violation of civilian rights and standard of conflict to the ,united ,nations ,security ,council4 7#g7 ,the ,united ,nations ,durban ,declaration of the ,world ,conference ,against ,racism in #bjja singled out only ,israel for condemnation for racist policies1 of all the countries in the world4 7#h7 ,twenty ,arab countries use the ,united ,nations to vote against ,united ,states interests most of the time but collect annual foreign assistance from the ,united ,states4 ,for example1 in #bjag ,egypt is slated to receive #a1ejj1jjj1jjj in assistance1 ,jordan #a1jjj1jjj1jjj and ,iraq #ejj1jjj1jjj4 ,these figures do not include all amounts of ,united ,states military assistance given in direct funding1 in-kind grants1 and excess defense equipment4 7#i7 ,the ,palestinian ,authority also receives over #cej1jjj1jjj per year from the ,united ,states in humanitarian assistance that the ,palestinian ,authority routinely uses to inspire hate in schools1 among other purposes4 7#aj7 ,all this ,united ,nations anti-,israel activity goes on despite ,israel being the only democracy in the ,middle ,east1 giving citizenship to many ,arab citizens1 holding open elections and an independent judiciary1 sponsoring a vibrant civil society1 and allowing freedom for press1 women1 religious beliefs1 nongovernmental organizations1 and gay lifestyles4 7#aa7 ,israel also has traded land for peace but ,hamas continues to be dedicated to the destruction of ,israel4 ,when ,israel withdrew from ,gaza1 the territory fell under the control of ,hamas1 which launched regular rocket and terror attacks on ,israel from ,gaza4 #c4 ,prohibition on assessed and voluntary contributions to the ,united ,nations 7a7 ,in general ,no funds may be obligated or expended to provide assessed or voluntary contributions to the ,united ,nations1 the ,united ,nations system1 or ,united ,nations-affiliated agencies during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act and ending on the date on which the ,president certifies to ,congress that the requirements and criteria described in subsection 7b7 are met4 7b7 ,requirements and criteria described ,the requirements and criteria described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,nations adopts a rule providing that for the ,united ,nations regular budget to be approved1 not only must the currently required two-thirds of member states approve1 but also a combination of member states whose assessed contributions make up at least #fg percent of the regular budget must approve4 7#b7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget submits to ,congress a report on all ,united ,states assessed and voluntary contributions to the ,united ,nations system4 7#c7 ,the ,secretary of ,state submits to ,congress a report providing a comprehensive analysis of ,united ,states interests supported by ,united ,states memberships in international organizations1 ,united ,states contributions to these organizations1 and whether these interests could be achieved by other means4 ,this report additionally shall assess which ,united ,nations organizations contain good or poor value for their money1 and recommending which if any of such organization merits ,united ,states support1 and which do not merit ,united ,states support4 7#d7 ,the ,office of ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,state establishes an office responsible for inspecting and auditing the use of ,united ,states contributions to international organizations4 7#e7 ,the ,secretary-,general of the ,united ,nations and the heads of other international organizations described in paragraph 7#d7 provide assurances to the ,united ,states ,government that such organizations will cooperate with the ,department of ,state office established pursuant to paragraph 7#d74 7#f7 ,the ,secretary of ,state submits to ,congress an evaluation of long-running ,united ,nations peacekeeping missions to ascertain which such missions are needed and which such missions and participants are advancing ,united ,states and democratic ideals and interests4 7#g7 ,the ,united ,nations revises its pay structure so that salaries do not exceed equivalent ,united ,states civil service salaries4 7#h7 ,the ,united ,nations reinstates and conducts ongoing1 annual1 robust reviews of its own mandates to determine which such mandates are outmoded and should be eliminated or terminated4 7#i7 ,the ,united ,nations reinstates its ,procurement ,task ,force that successfully reviewed large scale fraud in the #fjj1jjj1jjj ,iraqi oil for food program but was subsequently shut down4 7#aj7 ,the ,united ,nations adopts reforms to make the ,united ,nations ,office of ,internal ,oversight ,services 7,,oios7 and ethics office truly independent1 and strengthens whistleblower protections4 7#aa7 ,the ,united ,nations demonstrates its peacekeepers are proactively protecting civilians1 and adopts changes to insure that troop contributing countries investigate and punish those found to have not followed their duties and_/or to have committed crimes4 #d4 ,further limitation on assessed and peacekeeping contributions to the ,united ,nations ,beginning on the day after the date on which the ,president certifies to ,congress that the requirements and criteria described in section #c7;b7 are met-- 7#a7 funds obligated or expended to provide assessed contributions to the ,united ,nations regular budget may not exceed #ah percent of the total assessed contributions to such budget2 and 7#b7 funds obligated or expended to provide assessed contributions to the ,united ,nations peacekeeping budget may not exceed #be percent of the total contributions to such budget4