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This bill would repeal the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and related laws, effectively ending U.S. participation in the U.N. It would also require the president to formally end U.S. participation in all agencies, commissions, or any affiliated U.N. groups and to close the U.S. Mission to the U.N.

The bill would prohibit:

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U.S. Armed Forces from serving under U.N. command;
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