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handle is hein.crs/govdazw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Withdrawal from the World Health Organization: Legal Basis and Implications June 5, 2020 On May 30, 2020, President Trump announced that he plans to terminate the United States' relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO). This Sidebar assumes that terminate means to withdraw from the WHO (as opposed to, for instance, stop sending funds to the WHO), and addresses the legal framework that applies to the President's authority and Congress's role in a potential withdrawal from the WHO. Background On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared a public health emergency caused by the coronavirus disease. Some U.S. officials have expressed dissatisfaction with how the WHO has handled the crisis. In April 2020, President Trump announced that the United States would suspend funding to the WHO and, on May 18, 2020, sent a letter to the WHO Director-General, indicating his Administration may make such funding freezes permanent and may reconsider U.S. participation in the organization. On May 30, 2020, President Trump announced his intention to terminate the United States' relationship with the WHO. The President's Authority to Withdraw the United States from the WHO Without Congressional Action An initial question is whether the President has the authority to terminate the United States' international obligations under the WHO Constitution and withdraw the United States from the WHO without further action from Congress. This question has two related parts: (1) whether, under international law, the President may terminate U.S. international obligations under the WHO Constitution without congressional approval; and (2) whether, under domestic law, the President, relying on constitutional or statutory authority, may unilaterally terminate U.S. international obligations under the WHO Constitution. Congressional Re search Service https://crsreports.congress.gov LSB10489 CRS Lega i&sebar Pre pa red .o ---Membersand CC ..m; t.. s o i o ne c o : C--n-----. ----................... .............................. ............................. .............................. ............................. .............................. .............................

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