§ 290a. — Designation of representatives and alternates; compensation; loyalty checkup.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC290a]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER XX--WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Sec. 290a. Designation of representatives and alternates;
compensation; loyalty checkup
The President shall designate from time to time to attend a
specified session or specified sessions of the World Health Assembly of
the Organization not to exceed three delegates of the United States and
such number of alternates as he may determine consistent with the rules
of procedure of the World Health Assembly. One of the delegates shall be
designated as the chief delegate. Whenever the United States becomes
entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board of the
Organization, under article 24 of the constitution of the Organization,
the President shall designate a representative of the United States, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and may designate not to
exceed one alternate to attend sessions of the Executive Board. Such
representative must be a graduate of a recognized medical school and
have spent not less than three years in active practice as a physician
or surgeon. Such representative and any such alternate shall each be
entitled to receive compensation at one of the rates established under
section 3962 or 3963 of this title, for such period or periods as the
President may specify, except that no Member of the Senate or House of
Representatives or officer of the United States who is thus designated
shall be entitled to receive such compensation: Provided, That no person
shall serve as such representative, delegate, or alternate until such
person has been investigated as to loyalty and security by the Director
of the Office of Personnel Management.
(June 14, 1948, ch. 469, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 441; Apr. 5, 1952, ch. 159,
Sec. 1, 66 Stat. 43; Pub. L. 87-793, Sec. 1001(i), Oct. 11, 1962, 76
Stat. 865; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, Sec. 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R.
36037, 92 Stat. 3783; Pub. L. 96-465, title II, Sec. 2206(a)(4), Oct.
17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2161.)
Amendments
1980--Pub. L. 96-465 substituted ``established under section 3962 or
3963 of this title'' for ``provided by section 867 of this title,''.
1962--Pub. L. 87-793 substituted ``Such representative and any such
alternate shall each be entitled to receive compensation at one of the
rates provided by section 867 of this title'' for ``Such representative
shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed
$12,000 per annum and any such alternate shall be entitled to receive
compensation at a rate not to exceed $10,000 per annum.''
1952--Act Apr. 5, 1952, substituted ``Civil Service Commission'' for
``Federal Bureau of Investigation''.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-465 effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as
otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96-465, set out as an
Effective Date note under section 3901 of this title.
Effective Date of 1962 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 87-793 effective on first day of first pay
period which begins on or after Oct. 11, 1962, see section 1008 of Pub.
L. 87-793.
Transfer of Functions
``Director of the Office of Personnel Management'' substituted in
text for ``Civil Service Commission'' pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of
1978, Sec. 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101
of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred
functions vested by statute in Civil Service Commission to Director of
Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified),
effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1-102 of Ex. Ord. No.
12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title
5.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 290b of this title; title 5
section 1304.
