§ 262b. — Commitments for United States contributions to international organizations; limitations; consultation with Congressional committees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC262b]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
Sec. 262b. Commitments for United States contributions to
international organizations; limitations; consultation with
Congressional committees
No representative of the United States Government in any
international organization hereafter shall make any commitment requiring
the appropriation of funds for a contribution by the United States in
excess of 33\1/3\ per centum of the budget of any international
organization for which the appropriation for the United States
contribution is contained in this Act: Provided, That in exceptional
circumstances necessitating a contribution by the United States in
excess of 33\1/3\ per centum of the budget, a commitment requiring a
United States appropriation of a larger proportion may be made after
consultation by United States representatives in the organization or
other appropriate officials of the Department of State with the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives:
Provided, however, That this section shall not apply to the United
States representatives to the Inter-American organizations, Caribbean
Commission and the Joint Support program of the International Civil
Aviation Organization.
(Oct. 22, 1951, ch. 533, title VI, Sec. 602, 65 Stat. 599; Aug. 5, 1953,
ch. 328, title I, 67 Stat. 368.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 22, 1951, ch. 533, title
VI, 65 Stat. 599, popularly known as the Departments of State, Justice,
Commerce and Judiciary Appropriation Act of 1952. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Section is comprised of first paragraph of section 602 of act Oct.
22, 1951. Second par. of such section 602 contained a fiscal year
provision.
Amendments
1953--Act Aug. 5, 1953, inserted proviso that this section is not to
apply to the United States representatives to the Caribbean Commission
and the Joint Support program of the International Civil Aviation
Organization.
Similar Provisions
Provisions similar to this section were contained in act July 10,
1952, ch. 651, title I, 66 Stat. 550.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 16 sections 773j, 3641, 5709.
