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America's $1.7 Billion Debt to the UN

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Don't Pay Them (Any of It)
H.R. 346, To prohibit the payment to the United Nations of any contributions by the United States until United States overpayments to such body have been properly credited or reimbursed., sponsored by Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R. MD), proposes that the US debt claimed by the UN is erroneous due to unreimbursed expenses of $4.7 billion for peacekeeping services incurred by the United States during the years 1992 - 1995.

1. A March 1996 General Accounting Office report entitled "Peace Operations" details that the United States has provided $6,600,400,000 during fiscal years 1992 through 1995 in support of military and peacekeeping operations of the United Nations.

2. These funds which have come from various Federal agencies, primarily the Department of Defense, were used to provide military supplies, transportation, humanitarian relief, and other services.

3. Only about $1,800,000,000 was credited against assessed contributions to the United Nations.

4. Of the remaining $4,800,000,000, only $79,400,000 was reimbursed to the United States by the United Nations.

5. In effect providing a $4,720,600,000 gift to the United Nations from the United States, which has not been credited against the alleged arrearages in assessed contributions owed by the United States to the United Nations in the reported amount of $1,300,000,000.

6. It is not in the United States taxpayers' best interest to pay so-called debts to the United Nations that do not take into account all of the other assistance the United States has provided to the United Nations.