S.Amdt. 949
What it does: Adds Sec. 7088. (a) Congress makes the following findings: at the end of title VII of division C
Sen. Daniel Coats (R-IN)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 2354
Adds Sec. 7088. (a) Congress makes the following findings: at the end of title VII of division C
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. 7088. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) The decision by the membership of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to admit the Palestinian Authority as a full member state of the organization is counterproductive, harms efforts to reach a negotiated, lasting, and just peace in the Middle East, and is contrary to United States interests.
Inserted: (2) The Palestinian Authority may use this vote as a precedent to pursue membership in other United Nations affiliated organizations, contrary to the best interests of those organizations and the Palestinians themselves.
Inserted: (3) Palestinian statehood can emerge only from negotiations with Israel, not from actions by third parties, including the United Nations and its affiliated organizations.
Inserted: (4) Existing United States law prohibits appropriation of funds for the United Nations or any specialized agency affiliated with the United Nations that grant full membership as a state to any organization or group that does not have the internationally recognized attributes of statehood.
Inserted: (5) The President does not have the discretion to identify alternative methods of providing funds to any United Nations agency that admits Palestine as a member state.
Inserted: (b) None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended in contravention of section 410 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 454; 22 U.S.C. 287e note) or section 414 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246; 104 Stat. 70; 22 U.S.C. 287e note).
Original wording
At the end of title VII of division C, add the following:
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As printed
SA 949. Mr. COATS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2354, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title VII of division C, add the following:
Sec. 7088. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The decision by the membership of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to admit the Palestinian Authority as a full member state of the organization is counterproductive, harms efforts to reach a negotiated, lasting, and just peace in the Middle East, and is contrary to United States interests.
(2) The Palestinian Authority may use this vote as a precedent to pursue membership in other United Nations affiliated organizations, contrary to the best interests of those organizations and the Palestinians themselves.
(3) Palestinian statehood can emerge only from negotiations with Israel, not from actions by third parties, including the United Nations and its affiliated organizations.
(4) Existing United States law prohibits appropriation of funds for the United Nations or any specialized agency affiliated with the United Nations that grant full membership as a state to any organization or group that does not have the internationally recognized attributes of statehood.
(5) The President does not have the discretion to identify alternative methods of providing funds to any United Nations agency that admits Palestine as a member state.
(b) None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended in contravention of section 410 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 454; 22 U.S.C. 287e note) or section 414 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246; 104 Stat. 70; 22 U.S.C. 287e note).
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Senate amendment submitted
November 14, 2011