Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§263 International Prison Commission

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › § 263

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The United States will stay a member of the International Prison Commission and join in its work. Each year the Treasury Secretary may pay the U.S. share of the commission’s costs and the travel, clerical, and other needed expenses for a U.S. commissioner to attend the annual meetings, using money Congress provides for that purpose.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §263

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The United States shall continue as an adhering member of the International Prison Commission and participate in the work of said commission. The Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized annually to pay the pro rata share of the United States in the administration expenses of the International Prison Commission and the necessary expenses of a commissioner to represent the United States on said commission at its annual meetings, together with necessary clerical and other expenses, out of any money which shall be appropriated for such purposes from time to time by Congress.

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22 U.S.C. § 263

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73