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shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United

States to the credit of the trust fund established

pursuant to section 276bb of this title, and it

shall be and remain subject to investment, reinvestment, and disbursement by the board for the

uses and purposes set forth herein.

(July 2, 1945, ch. 228, §4, 59 Stat. 317.)

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 227 of Title

5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title

5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L.

89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 276ee of this

title.

§ 276ee. Powers of board; personal liability of

members; compensation; decisions reviewable by Secretary of the Army; annual report;

jurisdiction of court

The board shall have all the usual powers of a

trustee in respect to all property administered

by it, but the members of the board shall not be

personally liable, except for misfeasance, on account of any acts performed in their trust capacity. The members of the board shall not be

required to furnish bond, and no additional compensation shall accrue to any of them on account of their duties as trustees. Within the limits prescribed by sections 276bb to 276dd of this

title, the administration, control, and expenditure of this fund and its application to the purposes intended shall be according to the sole discretion of the board, and the exercise of its discretion and authority in regard thereto and its

decisions thereon, including any payments made

or authorized by it to be made from the Kermit

Roosevelt fund, shall not be subject to review

except by the Secretary of the Army, to whom

the board shall, on the 1st day of January, each

year, render a full report of its activities during

the preceding twelve months. The actions of the

board shall not be subject to judicial review except in an action brought in the United States

District Court for the District of Columbia,

which is given jurisdiction of such suits, for the

purpose of enforcing the provisions of any trust

accepted by the board.

(July 2, 1945, ch. 228, §5, 59 Stat. 317; July 26,

1947, ch. 343, title II, §205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 228 of Title

5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title

5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L.

89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

CHANGE OF NAME

Department of War designated Department of the

Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947,

ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July

26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956,

ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010

to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.

SUBCHAPTER IV—INTERNATIONAL

BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION

§ 277. International Boundary Commission,

United States and Mexico; study of boundary

waters

The President is authorized to designate the

American Commissioner on the International

Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, or other Federal agency, to cooperate with

a representative or representatives of the Government of Mexico in a study regarding the

equitable use of the waters of the lower Rio

Grande and the lower Colorado and Tia Juana

Rivers, for the purpose of obtaining information

which may be used as a basis for the negotiation

of a treaty with the Government of Mexico relative to the use of the waters of these rivers and

to matters closely related thereto. On completion of such study the results shall be reported

to the Secretary of State.

(May 13, 1924, ch. 153, §1, 43 Stat. 118; Mar. 3,

1927, ch. 381, §1, 44 Stat. 1403; Aug. 19, 1935, ch.

561, 49 Stat. 660.)

AMENDMENTS

1935—Act Aug. 19, 1935, created the International

Boundary Commission to take the place of the three

special commissioners.

1927—Act Mar. 3, 1927, provided for a study of Tia

Juana River in addition to the lower Rio Grande and

Colorado Rivers.

CHANGE OF NAME

International Boundary Commission, United States

and Mexico, American section, to which powers, duties,

and functions of International Water Commission,

United States and Mexico, American section, were

transferred by act June 30, 1932, ch. 314, §510, 47 Stat.

417, reconstituted as International Boundary and Water

Commission by Water Treaty of 1944.

SHORT TITLE

Pub. L. 100–465, Oct. 3, 1988, 102 Stat. 2272, which enacted sections 277g to 277g–3 of this title, is known as

the Rio Grande Pollution Correction Act of 1987. For

complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title note set out under section 277g of this title

and Tables.

Pub. L. 92–549, Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1161, which enacted sections 277d–34 to 277d–42 of this title, is known

as the American-Mexican Boundary Treaty Act of 1972.

For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title note set out under section 277d–34 of this

title and Tables.

Pub. L. 88–300, Apr. 29, 1964, 78 Stat. 184, which enacted sections 277d–17 to 277d–25 of this title, is known

as the American-Mexican Chamizal Convention Act of

1964. For complete classification of this Act to the

Code, see Short Title note set out under section 277d–17

of this title and Tables.

Act Sept. 13, 1950, ch. 948, 64 Stat. 846, which enacted

sections 277d–1 to 277d–9 of this title, is known as the

American-Mexican Treaty Act of 1950. For complete

classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title

note set out under section 277d–1 of this title and

Tables.

REPEALS

Act Mar. 3, 1927, cited as a credit to this section, was

repealed by Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat.

647.

ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS

Annual appropriations to meet the obligations of

membership in various international organizations