Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§279a Authorization of Appropriations for Payment of United States Expenses in Organization; Limitation of Contributions
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER VI — UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION › § 279a
Summary
Allows Congress to provide money from the Treasury that isn't already allocated for other things, for the Secretary of State to pay the United States' share of the Organization's costs. The U.S. share cannot be more than 33.33% of the Organization's yearly budget.
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Title 22, §279a
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There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, 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 by the United States of its proportionate share in the expenses of the Organization: Provided, That the percentage contribution of the United States to the total annual budget of the Organization shall not exceed 33.33 per centum.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1961—Pub. L. 87–195 struck out provisions which limited the annual appropriations to not more than $3,000,000. 1957—Pub. L. 85–141, § 11(b)(2), added section 544(b) to act
August 26, 1954, which section 544(b) amended this section by increasing the maximum percentage contribution from 31.5 to 33.33 per centum. 1956—Act
July 18, 1956, increased authorized annual appropriation from $2,000,000, to $3,000,000, and inserted provisions limiting percentage contribution of United States to total annual budget to not more than 31.5 per centum. 1950—Joint Res. Sept. 21, 1950, increased authorized annual appropriation from $1,250,000 to $2,000,000.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Repeals
section 709 of Pub. L. 87–195, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by section 401 of Pub. L. 87–565, pt. IV, Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 263, except insofar as section 709 affected this section. section 544(b) of act Aug. 26, 1954, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by Pub. L. 85–477, ch. IV, § 401(h),
June 30, 1958, 72 Stat. 270, except insofar as such section 544(b) affected this section. section 421 of act
August 26, 1954, cited as a credit to this section was repealed by section 8(n) of Pub. L. 85–141, except insofar as section 421 affected this section. Similar ProvisionsSimilar provisions were contained in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1946, act
July 5, 1946, ch. 541, title I, 60 Stat. 453. 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.
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22 U.S.C. § 279a
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102