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shall be effective only for the fiscal year 1962, was repealed by section 401 of Pub. L. 87–565.

REPEALS

Section 710(a) of Pub. L. 87–195, cited as a credit to

this section, was repealed by section 401 of Pub. L.

87–565, except insofar as section 710(a) affected this section.

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR DELEGATION

EXPENSES

Pub. L. 103–236, title V, §502(b), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat.

462, provided that: ‘‘Funds appropriated and disbursed

pursuant to section 303 of Title III [of section 101(a)] of

Public Law 100–202 (101 Stat. 1329–23; 22 U.S.C. 276 note)

are authorized to be deposited in interest-bearing accounts and any interest which accrues shall be deposited, periodically, in a miscellaneous account of the

Treasury.’’

Pub. L. 100–202, §101(a) [title III, §303], Dec. 22, 1987,

101 Stat. 1329, 1329–23, as amended by Pub. L. 100–459,

title III, §303(a), Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2207; Pub. L.

101–515, title III, §304(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2128, provided that: ‘‘There is hereby appropriated, out of any

money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a

total of $440,000 for each fiscal year to carry out (in accordance with the respective authorization amounts)

paragraph (2) of the first section of Public Law 74–170

[22 U.S.C. 276(2)], section 2(2) of Public Law 84–689 [22

U.S.C. 1928b(2)], section 2 of Public Law 86–42 [22 U.S.C.

276e], section 2 of Public Law 86–420 [22 U.S.C. 276i], and

section 109(b) and (c) of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 [§109(b), (c)

of Pub. L. 98–164, title I, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat.

1019]..[sic] These funds may be disbursed to each delegation, pursuant to vouchers in accordance with the

applicable provisions of law, at any time requested by

the Chairman of the delegation after that fiscal year

begins.’’

[Section 303(c) of Pub. L. 100–459 provided that: ‘‘The

amendments made by this section [amending this note]

shall take effect on October 1, 1988.’’]

ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS

Annual appropriations to meet the obligations of

membership in various international organizations

were contained in acts listed in a note set out under

section 269a of this title.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF

INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUPS

Pub. L. 98–164, title I, §109(b), (c), Nov. 22, 1983, 97

Stat. 1019, as amended by Pub. L. 99–415, §7(b), Sept. 19,

1986, 100 Stat. 949; Pub. L. 100–459, title III, §303(b), Oct.

1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2207; Pub. L. 101–515, title III, §304(b),

Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2128, provided that:

‘‘(b) There are authorized to be appropriated each fiscal year $50,000, to be equally divided between delegations of the Senate and the House of Representatives,

to assist in meeting the expenses of the United States

Group of the British-American Parliamentary Group.

Amounts appropriated under this section [amending

section 1928e of this title and enacting this note] are

authorized to remain available until expended.

‘‘(c) There are authorized to be appropriated for each

fiscal year $50,000 for expenses of United States participation in the United States-European Community

Interparliamentary Group.’’

Joint Res. July 13, 1953, ch. 186, 67 Stat. 147, authorized $150,000 to be appropriated to defray expenses of

1953 meeting of the Interparliamentary Union in Washington, D.C., and nonimmigrant visitors’ visas to be issued to delegates attending the annual meeting without being registered or fingerprinted.

CROSS REFERENCES

Reports of expenditures by members of United States

group, and by employees of the Senate or House of Representatives, see section 276c–1 of this title.

§ 276a. Reports to Congress by American group

The American group of the Interparliamentary Union shall submit to the Congress a report for each fiscal year for which an

appropriation is made, including its expenditures under such appropriation.

(June 28, 1935, ch. 322, §2, 49 Stat. 426.)

§ 276a–1. Conference of the Interparliamentary

Union; appointment of delegates from House

of Representatives; Chairman; Vice Chairman

There shall be not to exceed twelve delegates

from the House of Representatives (at least four

of whom shall be from the Committee on Foreign Affairs) to each Conference of the Interparliamentary Union, such delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Chairman or Vice Chairman of

the House delegation shall be a member from

the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Speaker

shall designate the Chairman and the Vice

Chairman of the House delegation for each such

Conference.

(June 28, 1935, ch. 322, §3, as added Pub. L. 94–141,

title II, §204(b), Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 762; amended Pub. L. 95–45, §4(d)(2), June 15, 1977, 91 Stat.

223; Pub. L. 103–437, §9(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 108

Stat. 4588.)

AMENDMENTS

1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’

for ‘‘International Relations’’ in two places.

1977—Pub. L. 95–45 substituted provisions that, there

be not to exceed twelve delegates from the House of

Representatives (at least four of whom shall be from

the Committee on International Relations) to each

Conference of the Interparliamentary Union, such delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, that the Chairman or Vice Chairman

of the House delegation be a member from the Committee on International Relations, and that the Speaker

designate the Chairman and the Vice Chairman of the

House delegation for each such Conference for provisions that, after January 1, 1976, there be not to exceed

nine delegates from the House of Representatives to

each Conference of the Interparliamentary Union, such

delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House

of Representatives, and that not more than five delegates from the House of Representatives to any such

Conference be of the same political party.

CHANGE OF NAME

Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding

section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

§ 276a–2. Conference of the Interparliamentary

Union and all other parliamentary conferences; appointment of delegates from Senate; Chairman; Vice Chairman

Senate delegates to each conference of the

Interparliamentary Union, and to all other parliamentary conferences, shall be designated by

the President of the Senate upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of

the Senate. Unless the President of the Senate,

upon the recommendation of the majority leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice

Chairman of the Senate delegation shall be a