Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§2689 American Sections, International Joint Commission, United States and Canada; Funds for Representation Expenses and Official Entertainment Within the United States
Title 22 › CHAPTER 38 — DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 2689
Summary
Allows Secretary of State to fund American Sections’ U.S. representation and entertainment since fiscal year 1977.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §2689
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1977), the Secretary of State may use funds appropriated for the American Sections, International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, for representation expenses and official entertainment within the United States for such American Sections.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1978—Pub. L. 95–426 struck out “not to exceed $1,500 of the” after “the Secretary of State may use”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1978 Amendment Pub. L. 95–426, title I, § 110(b), Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 967, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1978.”
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 2689
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102