To implement a strategy to relocate the headquarters of the United Nations, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the State Department to develop and implement a strategy to renegotiate the United Nations headquarters agreement so the UN headquarters can be relocated to another site in the United States.
Who Benefits and How
Potential host communities elsewhere in the United States gain a chance to compete for UN headquarters relocation.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The State Department must formulate and execute a renegotiation strategy and report next steps to Congress, while the United Nations faces relocation pressure.
Key Provisions
- Requires a State Department strategy to identify alternative U.S. locations for UN headquarters and renegotiate the headquarters agreement.
- Directs the Secretary to implement the strategy as promptly as practicable.
- Requires notification to Congress including timeline and next steps once the strategy is complete.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the State Department to develop and implement a strategy to renegotiate the United Nations headquarters agreement so the UN headquarters can be relocated to another site in the United States.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires the State Department to develop and implement a strategy to renegotiate the United Nations headquarters agreement so the UN headquarters can be relocated to another site in the United States.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Potential United Nations host communities in the United States
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of State
- United Nations headquarters operations
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Issa, and Mr. …
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the secretary"
- → Secretary of State
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