§ 271. — International Labor Organization; membership.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC271]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
Sec. 271. International Labor Organization; membership
The President is authorized to accept membership for the Government
of the United States of America in the International Labor Organization,
which, through its general conference of representatives of its members
and through its International Labor Office, collects information
concerning labor throughout the world and prepares international
conventions for the consideration of member governments with a view to
improving conditions of labor.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 676, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1182.)
Acceptance of Constitution by United States
Section 1 of act June 30, 1948, ch. 756, 62 Stat. 1151, provided:
``That the President is hereby authorized to accept for the Government
of the United States of America the Constitution of the International
Labor Organization Instrument of Amendment adopted by the Twenty-ninth
Session of the International Labor Conference on October 9, 1946.''
Acceptance of Constitutional Amendment by United States
Pub. L. 88-65, July 17, 1963, 77 Stat. 80, provided: ``That the
President is hereby authorized to accept on behalf of the United States
of America the instrument for the amendment of the constitution of the
International Labor Organization adopted at Geneva on June 22, 1962, by
the International Labor Conference at its forty-sixth session.''
Reasons for Acceptance of Constitution by United States
The reasons for acceptance of the Constitution of the Organization
by the United States is set forth in the preliminary clauses of act June
30, 1948, ch. 756, 62 Stat. 1151, which provided that:
``Whereas the Senate and House of Representatives by Public
Resolution Numbered 43 of the Seventy-third Congress authorized the
President to accept membership for the Government of the United States
of America in the International Labor Organization and the President,
pursuant thereto, accepted such membership on August 20, 1934; and
``Whereas such membership in the International Labor Organization
has proved of benefit to the people of the United States; and
``Whereas the International Labor Organization provides a unique
international forum in which representatives of employers and workers
join together with those of governments in formulating conventions and
recommendations which serve as international minimum standards for labor
and social legislation and administration within member countries; and
``Whereas extensive revision of the constitution has been undertaken
to enable the Organization to meet changed conditions, to strengthen the
application of conventions and recommendations, with careful provision
to meet the constitutional rules and practices of Federal States, and to
operate as a specialized agency in relationship with the United Nations;
and
``Whereas the Constitution of the International Labor Organization
Instrument of Amendment of 1946 was adopted unanimously on October 9,
1946, with the entire delegation of the United States to the Twenty-
ninth Session of the International Labor Conference supporting this
Instrument of Amendment.''
Ex. Ord. No. 12216. President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization
Ex. Ord. No. 12216, June 18, 1980, 45 F.R. 41619, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 13135, Aug. 27, 1999, 64 F.R. 47339, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
statutes of the United States of America, and in order to create in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) an
advisory committee on United States participation in the International
Labor Organization, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1-1. Establishment of Committee
1-101. There is established the President's Committee on the
International Labor Organization (ILO). The members will be the
Secretaries of Labor, State, and Commerce, the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President
for Economic Policy, and the Presidents of the AFL-CIO and the United
States Council of the International Chamber of Commerce, or their
designated representatives.
1-102. The Chairman of the Committee shall be the Secretary of
Labor. The Committee shall meet at the request of the Chairman.
1-2. Functions of the Committee
1-201. The Committee shall monitor and assess the work of the ILO.
1-202. The Committee shall make recommendations to the President or
other officers of the Federal government, including the Secretary of
Labor. With due recognition that in the ILO tripartite system,
government, employer, and employee representatives retain the right to
take positions independent of one another, the Committee shall exert its
best efforts to develop a coordinated position as to United States
policy on ILO issues.
1-203. The Committee shall also perform other functions relevant to
relations with the ILO as requested by the President or the Committee
Chairman.
1-3. Funding and Expenses
1-301. Each member of the Committee who is not otherwise employed
full-time by the Federal government may receive, to the extent permitted
by law, compensation for each day he is engaged in the work of the
Committee at a rate not to exceed the maximum daily rate now or
hereafter prescribed by law, and may also receive transportation and
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5702 and 5703).
1-302. The Chairman of the Committee is authorized to establish such
additional advisory committees as may be deemed appropriate to carry out
the purposes of this Order.
1-303. All necessary administrative staff services, support,
facilities and expenses of the Committee shall be furnished by the
Department of Labor to the extent permitted by law.
1-4. General Provisions
1-401. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive order,
the functions of the President applicable to the Committee under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), except that
of reporting annually to the Congress, are hereby delegated to the
Secretary of Labor, who shall perform them in accordance with guidelines
and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
1-402. The Committee shall terminate on December 31, 1980, unless
this date is extended by further Executive order.
Jimmy Carter.
Extension of Term of President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Dec. 31, 1982, by Ex. Ord. No. 12258, Dec.
31, 1980, 46 F.R. 1251, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 1984, by Ex. Ord. No. 12399, Dec.
31, 1982, 48 F.R. 379, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 1985, by Ex. Ord. No. 12489, Sept.
28, 1984, 49 F.R. 38927, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 1987, by Ex. Ord. No. 12534, Sept.
30, 1985, 50 F.R. 40319, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 1989, by Ex. Ord. No. 12610, Sept.
30, 1987, 52 F.R. 36901, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 1991, by Ex. Ord. No. 12692, Sept.
29, 1989, 54 F.R. 40627, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 1993, by Ex. Ord. No. 12774, Sept.
27, 1991, 56 F.R. 49835, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 1995, by Ex. Ord. No. 12869, Sept.
30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51751, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 1997, by Ex. Ord. No. 12974, Sept.
29, 1995, 60 F.R. 51875, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 1999, by Ex. Ord. No. 13062,
Sec. 1(i), Sept. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 51755, formerly set out as a note
under section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix
to Title 5.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 2001, by Ex. Ord. No. 13138, Sept.
30, 1999, 64 F.R. 53879, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization extended until Sept. 30, 2003, by Ex. Ord. No. 13225, Sept.
28, 2001, 66 F.R. 50291, set out as a note under section 14 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
