§272a — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Allows the State Department to receive money each year for two purposes. First, to pay the United States’ share of the International Labour Organization’s expenses, up to 25 percent as apportioned by the International Labour Conference under article 13(2)(c) and 13(3) of the ILO constitution. Second, to pay additional costs for U.S. participation in the Organization’s work. Those additional costs include salaries for the U.S. representatives, alternates, and staff (including personal services in Washington and elsewhere), services allowed by section 3109 of title 5, housing and cost-of-living allowances for staff abroad, printing and binding, and other necessary expenses. These payments are not subject to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, nor to section 501 of title 44 or section 6101 of title 41. The rules in section 287r and its regulations that apply to subchapter XVII expenses also apply to expenses under this paragraph.

Title 22, §272a

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There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the Department of State—

(a)such sums as may be necessary for the payments by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Organization, but not to exceed 25 per centum of such expenses, as apportioned by the International Labour Conference in accordance with article 13(2)(c) and 13(3) of the constitution of the Organization; and

(b)such additional sums as may be necessary to pay the expenses incident to participation by the United States in the activities of the Organization, including—

(1)salaries of the representative or representatives and alternates and appropriate staff, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5; under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light and cost-of-living allowances to persons temporarily stationed abroad; printing and binding without regard to section 501 of title 44 and section 6101 of title 41; and

(2)such other expenses as the Secretary of State deems necessary to participation by the United States in the activities of the Organization: Provided, That the provisions of section 287r of this title, and regulations thereunder, applicable to expenses incurred pursuant to subchapter XVII of this chapter shall be applicable to any expenses incurred pursuant to this paragraph.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Subchapter XVII [§ 287m et seq.] of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was in the original a reference to the Act of

July 30, 1946, Public Law 565, Seventy-ninth Congress. Codification In subsec. (b)(1), “chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” and “section 3109 of title 5” substituted for “the Classification Act of 1949” and “section 15 of Public Law 600, Seventy-ninth Congress [5 U.S.C. 55a]”, respectively, on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b) Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, which Act enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. In subsec. (b)(1), “section 501 of title 44” substituted for “section 11 of the Act of

March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111)” on authority of Pub. L. 90–620, § 2(b), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1305, which Act enacted Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. In subsec. (b)(1), “section 6101 of title 41” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

Amendments

1958—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–477 substituted provisions limiting appropriations to not more than 25 per centum of the expenses for provisions which authorized an appropriation of not more than $1,750,000 per annum for payment of expenses. 1950—Subsec. (a). Joint Res. Sept. 21, 1950, § 1(e)(1), (2), increased the authorized annual appropriation from $1,091,739 to $1,750,000, and changed the reference to the Organization’s constitution from article 13(c) to article 13(2)(c) and 13(3). Subsec. (b). Joint Res. Sept. 21, 1950, § 1(e)(3), struck out limitation of $95,000 on the authorized annual appropriation for expenses. 1949—Subsec. (b)(1). Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted “Classification Act of 1949” for “Classification Act of 1923”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Annual AppropriationsAnnual 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. Limitation of ContributionsContributions by United States, except for special projects, limited to amount provided by Joint Res. Sept. 21, 1950; consent by State Department and reports to Congress, see section 262a of this title.

§272a Authorization of appropriations