§276d — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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Up to 24 U.S. members of Congress meet with Canada's Parliament at least once a year and also when Congress is not in session, except during the first session of the 86th Congress and for meetings held in the United States. The Speaker picks half from the House (at least 4 from the House Foreign Affairs Committee). The President of the Senate, after Senate leaders’ recommendations, picks the other half (at least 4 from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee). Most appointments cover one meeting; the eight committee members serve for the whole Congress. The House delegation leader must be from House Foreign Affairs. The Senate delegation leader must be from Senate Foreign Relations unless the President of the Senate, on the Majority Leader’s recommendation, decides otherwise.

Title 22, §276d

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Not to exceed twenty-four Members of Congress shall be appointed to meet jointly and at least annually and when Congress is not in session (except that this restriction shall not apply during the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress or to meetings held in the United States) with representatives of the House of Commons and Senate of the Canadian Parliament for discussion of common problems in the interests of relations between the United States and Canada. Of the Members of the Congress to be appointed for the purposes of this subchapter (hereinafter designated as the United States group) half shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from Members of the House (not less than four of whom shall be from the Foreign Affairs Committee), and half shall be appointed by the President of the Senate upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate from Members of the Senate (not less than four of whom shall be from the Foreign Relations Committee). Such appointments shall be for the period of each meeting of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary group except for the four members of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the four members of the Foreign Relations Committee, whose appointments shall be for the duration of each Congress. The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be a Member from the Foreign Affairs Committee, and, 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 Member from the Foreign Relations Committee.

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1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Foreign Affairs” for “International Relations” wherever appearing. 1977—Pub. L. 95–45 substituted “International Relations Committee” for “Foreign Affairs Committee” as the name of the House Committee from which not less than four of the House appointees must be drawn, inserted requirement that the appointment of the Senate appointees by the President of the Senate be made upon the recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and inserted provision that the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation be a Member from the International Relations Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate delegation be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee.

§276d United States group; appointment; term; meetings

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Title 22, §276d

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