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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. 92
To require Senate approval before the United States assumes any obligation
under a WHO pandemic agreement and to suspend funding for the
WHO until such agreement is ratified by the Senate.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY14, 2025
Mr. B
ARRASSO(for himself, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. SCOTTof
Florida, Mr. R
ICKETTS, Mr. PAUL, Mr. DAINES, Mr. WICKER, Mr.
H
OEVEN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. RISCH, Ms. LUMMIS, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs.
B
LACKBURN, and Mr. CRUZ) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To require Senate approval before the United States assumes
any obligation under a WHO pandemic agreement and
to suspend funding for the WHO until such agreement
is ratified by the Senate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defending American 4
Sovereignty in Global Pandemics Act’’. 5
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•S 92 IS
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF UNITED STATES 1
FUNDING FOR THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANI-2
ZATION UNTIL PANDEMIC TREATY IS AP-3
PROVED BY THE SENATE. 4
(a) P
ROHIBITION.—The United States shall not be-5
come a party to a convention, agreement, or other inter-6
national instrument under the Constitution of the World 7
Health Organization to strengthen pandemic prevention, 8
preparedness, and response except pursuant to a treaty 9
made under Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitu-10
tion of the United States on or after the date of the enact-11
ment of this Act. 12
(b) F
UNDINGRESTRICTION.—The Government of 13
the United States may not obligate or expend any funds 14
for the World Health Organization beginning on the effec-15
tive date of an agreement described in subsection (a) and 16
ending on the date on which the Senate approves a resolu-17
tion of ratification with respect to such convention, agree-18
ment, or instrument. 19
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