119-s1583

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1583 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1583

 To restrict the use of United States Assessed Contributions to the 
 United Nations under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2719

    (2023) to support the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 1, 2025

Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
 on Foreign Relations

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 A BILL

 To restrict the use of United States Assessed Contributions to the 
 United Nations under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2719

    (2023) to support the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``AUSSOM Funding Restriction Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
 ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
        (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
 Representatives.

    (2) AUSSOM.--The term ``AUSSOM'' means the African Union 
 Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia, established as 
 the successor mission to the African Union Transition Mission 
 in Somalia under United Nations Security Council Resolution 
 2767

    (2024) .

    (3) Resolution 2719.--The term ``Resolution 2719'' means 
 United Nations Security Council Resolution 2719, adopted on 
 December 21, 2023.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

 It is the policy of the United States--

    (1) to support Somali- and African partner-led 
 initiatives--
        (A) to contain and defeat al-Shabaab and ISIS-
 Somalia;
        (B) to foster peace, security, stability, and 
 economic development within Somalia; and
            (C) to support the development of functional Somali 
 state institutions at the national and federal member 
 state level;

    (2) to ensure appropriate and fair burden sharing at the 
 United Nations, including for United Nations peacekeeping 
 missions and United Nations support to African Union peace 
 support operations;

    (3) to uphold the conditions set forth in Resolution 2719 
 for the application of United Nations assessed contributions to 
 African Union peace support operations on a case-by-case basis, 
 including conditions that require--
        (A) that funding from assessed contributions cannot 
 exceed 75 percent of the annual budget of an African 
 Union peace support operation under a ``one mission, 
 one budget'' model, with the remaining 25 percent 
 mobilized by the African Union and United Nations 
 ``from the international community as extra-budgetary 
 resources'';
        (B) compliance with--
            (i) the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy 
 on United Nations support to non-United Nations 
 security forces;
            (ii) the African Union Compliance Framework 
 on International Human Rights Law;
            (iii) the African Union Policy on Conduct 
 and Discipline for Peace Support Operations; 
 and
            (iv) the African Union Policy on Prevention 
 and Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse;
            (C) the prioritization of protection of civilians; 
 and
            (D) the existence and application of appropriate 
 accountability mechanisms of African Union-led peace 
 support operations to member states of the United 
 Nations;

    (4) to judiciously consider United States support for the 
 application of United Nations assessed contributions to African 
 Union peace support operations, including the selection of an 
 appropriate first application of Resolution 2719 that--
        (A) responds to a new crisis or threat with the 
 demonstrable need for a multi-lateral response led by 
 the African Union; and
        (B) has clear and achievable objectives; and

    (5) to encourage the exploration and utilization of 
 alternative funding mechanisms for AUSSOM that do not rely on 
 United Nations assessed contributions to diversify AUSSOM's 
 financial burden and promote international responsibility-
 sharing.

SEC. 4. RESTRICTION ON FUNDING.

    (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available for assessed contributions of the United States to the United 
Nations, including any organ, agency, or entity of the United Nations, 
may be obligated or expended for--

    (1) any activity related to the implementation of 
 Resolution 2719 in support of AUSSOM or any other African 
 Union-led peace support mission in Somalia; or

    (2) any program, project, or initiative for Somalia 
 directly linked to the mandate outlined in Resolution 2719.

    (b) Direction to United States Ambassador to the United Nations.--
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, or their designee 
shall use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations--

    (1) to oppose any United Nations Security Council 
 resolution that would authorize funding prohibited under 
 subsection

    (a) ; and

    (2) to decline to join in consensus on any United Nations 
 Security Council product, including letters from the United 
 Nations Security Council President, that authorizes funding 
 prohibited under subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Exceptions.--This restriction under subsection

    (a) shall not 
apply to--

    (1) the use of United Nations assessed contributions to 
 fund the United Nations Support Office in Somalia

    (UNSOS) as 
 approved by the United Nations Security Council;

    (2) the use of voluntary contributions of the United States 
 to the United Nations or funds expressly appropriated by 
 Congress to support AUSSOM;

    (3) humanitarian assistance funded with United Nations 
 assessed or voluntary contributions delivered through 
 nongovernmental organizations or United Nations agencies that 
 operate independently of AUSSOM; and

    (4) expenditures for salaries of United States personnel, 
 administrative costs, or other support services directly 
 associated with the oversight or monitoring of assessed 
 contributions of the United States to the United Nations to 
 ensure compliance with this Act.

SEC. 5. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
shall conduct an annual assessment of the African Union's ability to 
meet the terms and conditions outlined in Resolution 2719 paragraphs 3 
to 13 for African Union-led peace support operations to receive United 
Nations Security Council authorization to have access to United Nations 
assessed contributions.

    (b) Independent Assessment.--The assessment required under 
subsection

    (a) shall be conducted independently of any assessment of 
the same conducted by the United Nations Secretary General and reported 
to the United Nations Security Council under paragraphs 15 and 16 of 
Resolution 2719.

SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--

    (1) the findings of the assessment required under 

section 5;

    (2) the total assessed contributions of the United States 
 to the United Nations for peacekeeping;

    (3) the allocations and expenditures for assessed 
 contributions to the United Nations under Resolution 2719;

    (4) an assessment of how United Nations assessed 
 contributions are being used to implement Resolution 2719;

    (5) an analysis of the performance and effectiveness of 
 AUSSOM, including the types and impact of United States support 
 to Somalia directly or indirectly impacting the mission and 
 objectives of AUSSOM;

    (6) a breakdown of financial and other support for AUSSOM 
 provided by the United Nations, African Union, European Union, 
 and other international and regional actors, including both 
 bilateral and multilateral contributions;

    (7) the status of and progress made toward finding 
 alternative funding mechanisms for AUSSOM; and

    (8) a description of measures taken to ensure compliance 
 with 

section 4.

SEC. 7. CONSULTATIONS.

 

Section 4
            (d) (2) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 
U.S.C. 287b
            (d) (2) ) is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (A) --
        (A) in the matter preceding clause
            (i) , by 
 inserting ``and African Union peace support operations 
 receiving United Nations assessed contributions under 
 United Nations Security Council Resolution 2719

    (2023) (referred to in this paragraph as `Resolution 
 2719')'' after ``peacekeeping operations''; and
        (B) in clause
            (i) , by inserting ``or African Union 
 peace support operation receiving United Nations 
 assessed contributions under Resolution 2719'' after 
 ``peacekeeping operation''; and

    (2) in subparagraph
        (B) --
        (A) in the matter preceding clause
            (i) , by 
 inserting ``and African Union peace support operation 
 receiving United Nations assessed contributions under 
 Resolution 2719'' after ``peacekeeping operation''; and
        (B) in clause
            (v) , by inserting ``or African Union 
 peace support operation receiving United Nations 
 assessed contributions under Resolution 2719, as the 
 case may be'' after ``peacekeeping operation''.
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