§ 276h. — United States group; appointment; term; meetings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC276h]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER II--MEXICO-UNITED STATES INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP
Sec. 276h. United States group; appointment; term; meetings
Not to exceed twenty-four Members of Congress shall be appointed to
meet jointly and at least annually with representatives of the Chamber
of Deputies and Chamber of Senators of the Mexican Congress for
discussion of common problems in the interests of relations between the
United States and Mexico. Of the Members of the Congress to be appointed
for the purposes of this subchapter (hereinafter designated as the
United States group) half shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House
from Members of the House (not less than four of whom shall be from the
Foreign Affairs Committee), and half shall be appointed by the President
of the Senate upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders
of the Senate from Members of the Senate (not less than four of whom
shall be from the Foreign Relations Committee). Such appointments shall
be for the period of each meeting of the Mexico-United States
Interparliamentary group except for the four members of the Foreign
Affairs Committee, and the four members of the Foreign Relations
Committee, whose appointments shall be for the duration of each
Congress. The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be
a Member from the Foreign Affairs Committee, and, unless the President
of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader,
determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate
delegation shall be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee.
(Pub. L. 86-420, Sec. 1, Apr. 9, 1960, 74 Stat. 40; Pub. L. 95-45,
Sec. 4(b), June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 222; Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 9(a)(4),
Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4588.)
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Foreign Affairs'' for
``International Relations'' wherever appearing.
1977--Pub. L. 95-45 substituted ``International Relations
Committee'' for ``Foreign Affairs Committee'' as the name of the House
Committee from which not less than four of the House appointees must be
drawn, inserted requirement that the appointment of the Senate
appointees by the President of the Senate be made upon the
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and
inserted provision that the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House
delegation be a Member from the International Relations Committee, and,
unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the
Majority Leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of
the Senate delegation be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee.
Change of Name
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as
referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
