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tributions to the Preparatory Commission of the Organization during the interim period between July 1, 1947

and the coming into force of the constitution of the Organization.

SUBCHAPTER XX—WORLD HEALTH

ORGANIZATION

§ 290. Acceptance of membership by the United

States

The President is hereby authorized to accept

membership for the United States in the World

Health Organization (hereinafter referred to as

the Organization), the constitution of which was

adopted in New York on July 22, 1946, by the

International Health Conference for the establishment of an International Health Organization, and deposited in the archives of the United

Nations.

(June 14, 1948, ch. 469, §1, 62 Stat. 441.)

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Ex. Ord. No. 10399, Sept. 29, 1952, 17 F.R. 8648, designated Surgeon General to perform certain duties

under International Sanitary Regulations of World

Health Organization.

§ 290a. Designation of representatives and alternates; compensation; loyalty checkup

The President shall designate from time to

time to attend a specified session or specified

sessions of the World Health Assembly of the Organization not to exceed three delegates of the

United States and such number of alternates as

he may determine consistent with the rules of

procedure of the World Health Assembly. One of

the delegates shall be designated as the chief

delegate. Whenever the United States becomes

entitled to designate a person to serve on the

Executive Board of the Organization, under article 24 of the constitution of the Organization,

the President shall designate a representative of

the United States, by and with the advice and

consent of the Senate, and may designate not to

exceed one alternate to attend sessions of the

Executive Board. Such representative must be a

graduate of a recognized medical school and

have spent not less than three years in active

practice as a physician or surgeon. Such representative and any such alternate shall each be

entitled to receive compensation at one of the

rates established under section 3962 or 3963 of

this title, for such period or periods as the President may specify, except that no Member of the

Senate or House of Representatives or officer of

the United States who is thus designated shall

be entitled to receive such compensation: Provided, That no person shall serve as such representative, delegate, or alternate until such

person has been investigated as to loyalty and

security by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

(June 14, 1948, ch. 469, §2, 62 Stat. 441; Apr. 5,

1952, ch. 159, §1, 66 Stat. 43; Pub. L. 87–793,

§1001(i), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 865; 1978 Reorg.

Plan No. 2, §102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R. 36037, 92

Stat. 3783; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, §2206(a)(4),

Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2161.)

AMENDMENTS

1980—Pub. L. 96–465 substituted ‘‘established under

section 3962 or 3963 of this title’’ for ‘‘provided by section 867 of this title,’’.

1962—Pub. L. 87–793 substituted ‘‘Such representative

and any such alternate shall each be entitled to receive

compensation at one of the rates provided by section

867 of this title’’ for ‘‘Such representative shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed

$12,000 per annum and any such alternate shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed

$10,000 per annum.’’

1952—Act Apr. 5, 1952, substituted ‘‘Civil Service Commission’’ for ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation’’.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–465 effective Feb. 15, 1981,

except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L.

96–465, set out as an Effective Date note under section

3901 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1962 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 87–793 effective on first day of

first pay period which begins on or after Oct. 11, 1962,

see section 1008 of Pub. L. 87–793.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

‘‘Director of the Office of Personnel Management’’

substituted in text for ‘‘Civil Service Commission’’ pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, §102, 43 F.R. 36037,

92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred functions vested by statute in Civil Service Commission to Director of Office of Personnel Management

(except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as

provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28,

1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 290b of this title;

title 5 section 1304.

§ 290b. Authorization of appropriations; payment

of salaries and expenses

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for contribution to the working capital fund of the organization the sum of $560,000 and as annual appropriations the following:

(a) such sums as may be necessary for the

payment by the United States of its share of

the expenses of the Organization as apportioned by the Health Assembly in accordance

with article 56 of the constitution of the Organization, except that payments by the United

States for any fiscal year of the Organization

after 1958 shall not exceed 331

⁄3 per centum of

the total assessments of active members of the

Organization for such fiscal year; and

(b) such additional sums, not to exceed

$83,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

1947, as may be necessary to pay the expenses

incident to participation by the United States

in the activities of the Organization, including—

(1) salaries of the representative and alternate provided for in section 290a of this title,

and appropriate staff, including personal

services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the civil-service

laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of

chapter 53 of title 5; 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; printing and binding with-