22 U.S.C. § 269d: Inter American Statistical…

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The United States may pay yearly to be an adhering member of the Inter American Statistical Institute. Congress can appropriate money from the Treasury for the Secretary of State to use to pay the U.S. share. Dues for any year will only be paid if, in the previous fiscal year, at least 8 other American countries were in good standing as adhering members and at least 8 of those countries paid dues that totaled at least $10,000. The U.S. may not spend more than $35,000 in any fiscal year for this membership.

Title 22, §269d

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To enable the United States to become an adhering member of the Inter American Statistical Institute, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be required for expenditure under the direction of the Secretary of State, for the payment of the share of the United States toward the support of the Institute: Provided, That (1) the membership dues of the United States payable for any fiscal year shall not be paid unless, during the preceding fiscal year, at least eight other American nations shall have been in good standing as adhering members, and unless at least eight of such other adhering members for the last preceding year for which such members were respectively obligated to pay dues shall have paid dues which aggregated at least $10,000, and (2) the total cost to the United States for any fiscal year, for adhering membership, shall not exceed $35,000.

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1945—Act July 2, 1945, substituted the single proviso for two provisos.

§269d Inter American Statistical Institute; Authorization of Appropriations

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Title 22, §269d

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