22 U.S.C. § 262b: Commitments for United…

Summary

U.S. officials in international organizations may not commit the United States to pay more than 33⅓% of an organization's budget when Congress must approve it. They may agree to more only after consulting the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Exceptions: Inter‑American organizations; Caribbean Commission; ICAO Joint Support program.

Title 22, §262b

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No representative of the United States Government in any international organization hereafter shall make any commitment requiring the appropriation of funds for a contribution by the United States in excess of 33⅓ per centum of the budget of any international organization for which the appropriation for the United States contribution is contained in this Act: Provided, That in exceptional circumstances necessitating a contribution by the United States in excess of 33⅓ per centum of the budget, a commitment requiring a United States appropriation of a larger proportion may be made after consultation by United States representatives in the organization or other appropriate officials of the Department of State with the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives: Provided, however, That this section shall not apply to the United States representatives to the Inter-American organizations, Caribbean Commission and the Joint Support program of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 22, 1951, ch. 533, title VI, 65 Stat. 599, popularly known as the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary Appropriation Act of 1952. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section is comprised of first paragraph of section 602 of act Oct. 22, 1951. Second par. of such section 602 contained a fiscal year provision.

Amendments

1953—Act Aug. 5, 1953, inserted proviso that this section is not to apply to the United States representatives to the Caribbean Commission and the Joint Support program of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Similar ProvisionsProvisions similar to this section were contained in act July 10, 1952, ch. 651, title I, 66 Stat. 550.

§262b Commitments for United States Contributions to International Organizations; Limitations; Consultation with Congressional Committees