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nizations, both public and private, to support

and cooperate fully with the international biological program and the activities and goals of

the United States National Committee and the

Interagency Coordinating Committee.

(b) Authorization for transfers of funds

For this purpose, the Congress authorizes and

requests all Federal departments and agencies

having functions or objectives which coincide

with or are related to those of the international

biological program to obligate or make appropriate transfers of funds to the program from

moneys available for such functions or objectives and provide such other support as may be

appropriate.

(Pub. L. 91–438, §2, Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 889.)

§ 275. International Hydrographic Bureau

To enable the United States to become a member of the International Hydrographic Bureau,

and for the first annual contribution of the

United States toward the creation and maintenance of such bureau, there is hereby appropriated out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated $2,500, or so much thereof as

may be necessary, to be paid by the Secretary of

State when the exact quota shall have been ascertained.

(Mar. 2, 1921, ch. 113, 41 Stat. 1215.)

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.

§ 275a. Permanent International Commission of

the Congresses of Navigation; authorization

of appropriations

Not to exceed $45,000 annually of the funds appropriated for rivers and harbors shall be available for the support and maintenance of the Permanent International Commission of the Congresses of Navigation and for the payment in

amounts approved by the Chief of Engineers of

the expenses of the properly accredited delegates of the United States to the meetings of

the congresses and of the Commission.

(June 30, 1948, ch. 771, title I, §107, 62 Stat. 1174;

Pub. L. 89–298, title III, §306, Oct. 27, 1965, 79

Stat. 1094; Pub. L. 93–251, title I, §93, Mar. 7, 1974,

88 Stat. 39.)

AMENDMENTS

1974—Pub. L. 93–251 substituted ‘‘$45,000’’ for

‘‘$22,000’’.

1965—Pub. L. 89–298 substituted ‘‘$22,000’’ for ‘‘$5,000’’.

§ 276. Bureau of Interparliamentary Union;

American group; authorization of appropriations; disbursements

There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1976 and for each subsequent fiscal

year—

(1) for the annual contribution of the United

States toward the maintenance of the Bureau

of the Interparliamentary Union for the promotion of international arbitration, an

amount equal to 13.61 per centum of the budget of the Interparliamentary Union for the

year with respect to which such contribution

is to be made if the American group of the

Interparliamentary Union has approved such

budget; and

(2) to assist in meeting the expenses of the

American group for such fiscal year, $90,000, or

so much thereof as may be necessary.

Funds made available under paragraph (2) shall

be disbursed on vouchers to be approved by the

Chairman of the House delegation in the case of

delegates from the House of Representatives or

the Chairman of the Senate delegation in the

case of delegates from the Senate, except that

either such Chairman may authorize the executive secretary of the American group to approve

such vouchers on his behalf.

(June 28, 1935, ch. 322, §1, 49 Stat. 425; Feb. 6,

1948, ch. 48, 62 Stat. 19; Pub. L. 85–477, ch. V,

§502(b), June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 272; Pub. L. 87–195,

pt. IV, §710(a), Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 465; Pub. L.

87–565, pt. IV, §404, Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 263; Pub.

L. 88–633, pt. IV, §401, Oct. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 1014;

Pub. L. 90–137, pt. IV, §402, Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat.

463; Pub. L. 92–226, pt. IV, §404, Feb. 7, 1972, 86

Stat. 34; Pub. L. 93–126, §3, Oct. 18, 1973, 87 Stat.

451; Pub. L. 94–141, title II, §204(a), Nov. 29, 1975,

89 Stat. 762; Pub. L. 95–45, §4(d)(1), June 15, 1977,

91 Stat. 223; Pub. L. 95–426, title VII, §710, Oct. 7,

1978, 92 Stat. 994.)

AMENDMENTS

1978—Par. (2). Pub. L. 95–426 substituted ‘‘$90,000’’ for

‘‘$45,000’’.

1977—Pub. L. 95–45 substituted provision directing

that funds made available under par. (2) be disbursed on

vouchers approved by the Chairman of the House delegation in the case of delegates from the House of Representatives or the Chairman of the Senate delegation

in the case of delegates from the Senate, except that either such Chairman may authorize the executive secretary of the American group to approve such vouchers

on his behalf for provision directing only that such

funds be disbursed on vouchers approved by the president and executive secretary of the American group.

1975—Pub. L. 94–141 designated existing provisions as

pars. (1) and (2), substituted provisions for determining

the amount of annual contributions for fiscal year 1976

and subsequent years on a per centum basis for provisions setting forth a specific annual appropriation, and

made expense voucher provisions applicable to such

par. (2).

1973—Pub. L. 93–126 substituted ‘‘$120,000’’ for

‘‘$102,000’’ and ‘‘$75,000’’ for ‘‘$57,000’’.

1972—Pub. L. 92–226 substituted ‘‘$102,000’’ for

‘‘$53,550’’, ‘‘$57,000’’ for ‘‘$26,650’’, and ‘‘$45,000’’ for

‘‘$26,900’’.

1967—Pub. L. 90–137 substituted ‘‘$53,550’’ for ‘‘$50,000’’

and ‘‘$26,650’’ for ‘‘$23,100’’.

1964—Pub. L. 88–633 substituted ‘‘$50,000’’ for

‘‘$48,000’’, ‘‘$23,100’’ for ‘‘$21,000’’, and ‘‘$26,900’’ for

‘‘$27,000’’.

1962—Pub. L. 87–565 substituted ‘‘$21,000’’ for ‘‘$18,000’’

and ‘‘$27,000’’ for ‘‘$30,000’’.

1961—Pub. L. 87–195 substituted ‘‘$48,000’’ for ‘‘$33,000’’

and ‘‘$30,000’’ for ‘‘$15,000’’.

1958—Pub. L. 85–477 substituted ‘‘$33,000’’ for ‘‘$30,000’’

and ‘‘$18,000’’ for ‘‘$15,000’’.

1948—Act Feb. 6, 1948, increased annual appropriation

from $20,000 to $30,000 to allow an increase of $5,000 in

annual contribution by United States and an increase

of $5,000 in expense payments.

TERMINATION DATE OF 1961 AMENDMENT

Section 710(b) of Pub. L. 87–195 which provided that

the amendments made by section 710(a) to this section