Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§279d Limitation on Power of Conference to Impose New Obligations on United States
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER VI — UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION › § 279d
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Congress says Article XIII, paragraph 2 doesn't let the Conference bind the United States.
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Title 22, §279d
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In adopting this subchapter the Congress does so with the understanding that paragraph 2 of article XIII does not authorize the Conference of the Organization to so modify the provisions of its Constitution as to involve any new obligation for the United States.
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22 U.S.C. § 279d
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102