WHO is Accountable Act

Protecting Taxpayer Funds: The bill prohibits federal departments or agencies from providing assessed or voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization until specific conditions are met (Section 2(a)).

Ensuring Transparency and Accountability: The bill requires the World Health Organization to implement mechanisms to increase transparency and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse (Section 2(b)(6)).

Protecting Humanitarian Assistance: It seeks to ensure that humanitarian assistance is not politicized and is provided to those with the most need (Section 2(b)(1)).

Preventing Diversion of Supplies: The bill aims to prevent the World Health Organization from diverting humanitarian or medical supplies to Iran, North Korea, or Syria (Section 2(b)(5)).

Protecting U.S. Sovereignty: The bill requires an agreement that no directive from the World Health Organization can be considered legally binding on any United States citizen or individual State (Section 2(b)(8)).

Loss of Funding for Specific Issues: The bill would require the World Health Organization to cease all funding for, engagement in, and messaging regarding climate change, access to abortion, and gender identity/gender affirming care (Section 2(b)(7)).

Potential Impact on Health Information: The bill seeks to stop the World Health Organization from engaging in messaging regarding certain topics considered non-germane to its directive (Section 2(b)(7)).