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Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act of 2025
To prohibit funding for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change until China is no longer defined a developing country.
Summary
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for two major international environmental treaties until China's classification under those agreements changes. It bars US funding for the Montreal Protocol (the ozone protection treaty) unless the treaty parties remove China from the list of "developing countries" in their Decision I/12E. It also prohibits US funding for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change unless the treaty parties reclassify China from its current status to "Annex I," which designates developed countries with binding emissions reduction obligations. The President must certify to Congress that these amendments have been made before federal funds can be used for either agreement.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
12 cosponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
Actions (2)
- Feb 20, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1130-1131) · senate
- Feb 20, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 20, 2025
Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Justice, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Hagerty) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To prohibit funding for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change until China is no longer defined a developing country.
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 “Ending China’s Unfair Advantage 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 of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) Montreal protocol.—The term “Montreal Protocol” means the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Montreal September 16, 1987.
(3) United nations framework convention on climate change.—The term “United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, adopted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1992.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER UNTIL CHINA IS NO LONGER DEFINED AS A DEVELOPING COUNTRY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to implement the Montreal Protocol, including its protocols and amendments, or any fund established under the Protocol, until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Parties to the Montreal Protocol have amended their Decision I/12E, “Clarification of terms and definitions: developing countries,” made at the First Meeting of the Parties to remove the People’s Republic of China.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE UNTIL CHINA IS INCLUDED AMONG THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX I OF THE CONVENTION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to fund the operations and meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including it protocols or agreements, or any fund established under the Convention or its agreements, until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Parties to the Framework Convention have included the People’s Republic of China in Annex I of the Convention. <all>
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