§2672 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Lets the Secretary of State have the United States join in international actions that come up in running foreign affairs when no treaty, convention, or special law already covers them. It does not allow the Secretary to make the U.S. a member of any international organization, or to keep taking part in an international organization's activities for more than one year without Congress saying yes. Also lets the Secretary pay costs for that participation. That covers hiring people who are not U.S. citizens, travel costs that do not have to follow the usual government travel rules or the per diem rates in subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, travel for unpaid advisors paid at the same rates as regular officers, and renting living or office space.

Title 22, §2672

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The Secretary of State is authorized to—

(a)provide for participation by the United States in international activities which arise from time to time in the conduct of foreign affairs for which provision has not been made by the terms of any treaty, convention, or special Act of Congress: Provided, That this subsection shall not be construed as granting authority to accept membership for the United States in any international organization, or to participate in the activities of any international organization for more than one year without approval by the Congress; and

(b)pay the expenses of participation in activities in which the United States participates by authority of subsection (a) of this section, including, but not limited to the following:

(1)Employment of aliens;

(2)Travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and to the rates of per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence expenses under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5;

(3)Travel expenses of persons serving without compensation in an advisory capacity while away from their homes or regular places of business not in excess of those authorized for regular officers and employees traveling in connection with said international activities; and

(4)Rental of quarters by contract or otherwise.

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Editorial Notes

Codification In subsec. (b)(2), “subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5” substituted for “the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 835–842),” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Section was formerly classified to section 170j 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.

§2672 Participation in international activities; restriction; expenses

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Title 22, §2672

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