Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§287s Amendments to Constitution of Organization Involving New Obligations
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER XVII — UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION › § 287s
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President or anyone must not approve Article XIII changes that create new U.S. obligations without Congress.
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Title 22, §287s
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Unless Congress by law authorizes such action, neither the President nor any person or agency shall on behalf of the United States approve any amendment under article XIII of the constitution of the Organization involving any new obligation for the United States.
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Article XIII of the constitution of the Organization, referred to in text, is article XIII of the constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, which is set out as a note under section 287m of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 287s
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102