Page 91 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 280b

1So in original. Probably should be capitalized.

Establishing the South Pacific Commission,

signed on February 6, 1947, at Canberra, Australia, by delegates representing the Governments of Australia, the French Republic, the

Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland, and the United States of America, and

to appoint the United States Commissioners,

and their alternates, thereto.

(Jan. 28, 1948, ch. 38, §1, 62 Stat. 15.)

PURPOSE OF COMMISSION

In defining the purposes of act Jan. 28, 1948, Congress

stated that:

‘‘Whereas delegates representing the Governments of

Australia, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the

Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United

States of America attended the South Seas Conference

held at Canberra, Australia, and signed an ‘Agreement

Establishing the South Pacific Commission’ on February 6, 1947; and

‘‘Whereas the purpose of the South Pacific Commission is to encourage and strengthen international cooperation in promoting the economic and social welfare

and advancement of the non-self-governing territories

in the South Pacific in accordance with the principles

set forth in Chapter XI of the Charter of the United Nations, thereby contributing to the maintenance of

international peace and security: Therefore be it’’.

§ 280a. Definitions

When used in this subchapter—

(1) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State;

(2) the term ‘‘Government agency’’ means

any department, independent establishment,

or other agency of the Government of the

United States, or any corporation wholly

owned by the Government of the United

States; and

(3) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the South

Pacific Commission.

(Jan. 28, 1948, ch. 38, §2, 62 Stat. 15.)

§ 280b. Authorization of appropriations

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated

to the Department of State, out of any money in

the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—

(a) such1 sums as may be required annually for

the payment by the United States of its proportionate share of the expenses of the Commission

and its auxiliary and subsidiary bodies, in accordance with article XIV of the agreement establishing the South Pacific Commission, as

amended, except that in no event shall that payment for any fiscal year of the Commission exceed 20 per centum of all expenses apportioned

among participating governments of the Commission for that year.

(b) Such additional sums as may be needed for

the payment of all necessary expenses incident

to participation by the United States in the activities of the Commission, including salaries of

the United States Commissioners, their alternates, and appropriate staff, without regard to

the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; personal services in the District of Columbia; services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5; under such

rules and regulations as the Secretary of State

may prescribe, allowances for living quarters,

including heat, fuel, and light and cost-of-living

allowances to persons temporarily stationed

abroad; hire of passenger motor vehicles and

other local transportation; printing and binding

without regard to section 501 of title 44 and section 5 of title 41; and such other expenses as the

Secretary of State finds necessary to participation by the United States in the activities of the

Commission: Provided, That the provisions of

section 287r of this title, and regulations thereunder, applicable to expenses incurred pursuant

to subchapter XVII of this chapter shall be applicable to any expenses incurred pursuant to

this paragraph.

(Jan. 28, 1948, ch. 38, §3, 62 Stat. 15; Oct. 28, 1949,

ch. 782, title II, §202(2), title XI, §1106(a), 63 Stat.

954, 972; Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 976, §1(c), 64 Stat. 902;

Pub. L. 86–472, ch. VI, §603, May 14, 1960, 74 Stat.

141; Pub. L. 88–263, Jan. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 7; Pub.

L. 89–91, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 91–632,

Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1876; Pub. L. 92–490, Oct. 13,

1972, 86 Stat. 808.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The civil-service laws, referred to in subsec. (b), are

set forth in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly, section 3301 et seq. of Title

5.

Subchapter XVII [§287m et seq.] of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original a reference

to the Act of July 30, 1946 (Public Law 565, Seventyninth Congress).

CODIFICATION

In subsec. (b), ‘‘chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5’’ and ‘‘section 3109 of title 5’’ substituted for ‘‘the Classification Act of 1949’’ and ‘‘section 15 of Public Law 600, Seventy-ninth Congress [5

U.S.C. 55a]’’, respectively, on authority of Pub. L.

89–554, §7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section

of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees.

‘‘Section 501 of title 44’’ substituted for ‘‘section 11 of

the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111)’’ on authority of

Pub. L. 90–620, §2(b), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1305, the first

section of which enacted Title 44, Public Printing and

Documents.

AMENDMENTS

1972—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–490 struck out ‘‘not to exceed $250,000 per fiscal year’’ after ‘‘annually’’ and inserted ‘‘except that in no event shall that payment for

any fiscal year of the Commission exceed 20 per centum

of all expenses apportioned among participating governments of the Commission for that year’’ after ‘‘as

amended’’.

1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–632 substituted ‘‘$250,000’’

for ‘‘$200,000’’.

1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–91 substituted ‘‘such

sums as may be required annually, not to exceed

$200,000 per fiscal year’’ for ‘‘Not more than $150,000 for

the fiscal year 1965, and $150,000 for the fiscal year

1966’’.

1964—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88–263 substituted ‘‘$150,000

for the fiscal year 1965, and $150,000 for the fiscal year

1966,’’ for ‘‘$100,000 annually’’.

1960—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–472 substituted ‘‘$100,000’’

for ‘‘$75,000’’.

1950—Subsec. (a). Joint Res. Sept. 21, 1950, substituted

‘‘$75,000’’ for ‘‘$20,000’’.

1949—Subsec. (a). Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted ‘‘Classification Act of 1949’’ for ‘‘Classification Act of 1923’’.