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      "summary": "On March 6, 2001, Congressman Don Young introduced  H.R. 883 , the American Land\nSovereignty Act.  H.R. 883  requires congressional approval to add any lands owned by\nthe United States to the World Heritage List, a UNESCO-administered list established by the 1972\nWorld Heritage Convention. Two years ago, on May 20, 1999, the House passed (by voice vote) an\nidentical bill also numbered  H.R. 883 , but the legislation did not pass in the Senate.\nSponsors of that bill expressed concern that adding a U.S. site to the U.N. list, which is currently\ndone under executive authority, might not protect the rights of private property owners or the states. \nThe Clinton Administration and opponents of the bill argued that the designation has no effect on\nproperty rights and does not provide the United Nations with any legal authority over U.S. territory. \n In related legislation,  P.L. 106-429 , in which  H.R. 5526 , the Foreign Operations,\nExport Financing, and Related Programs appropriations act for 2001 was referenced, contained\nlanguage prohibiting funding from this bill for the United Nations World Heritage Fund. The\nFY2000 contribution to the Fund was $450,000. The World Heritage Fund provides technical\nassistance to countries requesting help in protecting World Heritage sites. This paper describes the\noperation of the UNESCO Convention and will be updated periodically. This legislation would also\naffect U.S. participation in the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program, which includes some of\nthe same sites. For information on that program, see  CRS Report RS20220(pdf) ,  Biosphere\nReserves and\nthe U.S. MAB Program.",
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