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[CITE: 22USC1928b]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                   CHAPTER 24--MUTUAL SECURITY PROGRAM
 
                   SUBCHAPTER III--ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
 
              Part D--Special Assistance and Other Programs
 
Sec. 1928b. Authorization of appropriations

    There is authorized to be appropriated annually (1) for the annual 
contribution of the United States toward the maintenance of the NATO 
Parliamentary Assembly, such sum as may be agreed upon by the United 
States Group and approved by such Assembly, but in no event to exceed 
for any year an amount equal to 25 per centum of the total annual 
contributions made for that year by all members of the NATO 
Parliamentary Treaty Organization toward the maintenance of such 
Assembly, and (2) $100,000, $50,000 for the House delegation and $50,000 
for the Senate delegation, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 
assist in meeting the expenses of the United States Group of the NATO 
Parliamentary Assembly for each fiscal year for which an appropriation 
is made, such appropriation to be dispersed on voucher to be approved by 
the Chairman of the House delegation and the Chairman of the Senate 
delegation.

(July 11, 1956, ch. 562, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 523; Pub. L. 85-477, ch. V, 
Sec. 502(d), June 30, 1958, 72 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 90-137, pt. IV, 
Sec. 401(a), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 463; Pub. L. 92-226, pt. IV, 
Sec. 405, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 34; Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(a) [title 
III, Sec. 303], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329, 1329-23; Pub. L. 100-204, 
title VII, Sec. 744(b), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1396; Pub. L. 106-113, 
div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VII, Sec. 701(b)(1)], Nov. 29, 
1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-459.)

                          Codification

    This section was not enacted as part of the Mutual Security Act of 
1954 which comprises this chapter.


                               Amendments

    1999--Pub. L. 106-113 substituted ``NATO Parliamentary Assembly'' 
for ``North Atlantic Assembly'' in two places.
    1987--Pub. L. 100-204 which directed amendment of this section by 
increasing appropriation authorization to $75,000, with $50,000 for 
House delegation and $25,000 for Senate delegation, could not be 
executed because of prior amendment by Pub. L. 100-202.
    Pub. L. 100-202 substituted ``annually (1)'' for ``annually,'', 
``(2) $100,000, $50,000'' for ``$50,000, $25,000'', and ``and $50,000'' 
for ``and $25,000''.
    1972--Pub. L. 92-226 increased annual appropriations authorization 
for expenses of the United States Group of the North Atlantic Assembly, 
including the amount for the House and Senate delegations from $15,000 
to $25,000.
    1967--Pub. L. 90-137 substituted ``North Atlantic Assembly'' for 
``North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Conference'' and 
``North Atlantic Treaty Parliamentary Conference'' and ``Assembly'' for 
``Conference'' in two places, respectively.
    1958--Pub. L. 85-477 substituted provisions authorizing an annual 
contribution towards the maintenance of the Conference of such sum as 
may be agreed upon but in no event to exceed for any year an amount 
equal to 25 per centum of the total annual contributions made for that 
year for maintenance, for provisions which authorized an annual 
contribution of $6,000 for maintenance.

                         Change of Name

    Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VII, 
Sec. 701(b)(3)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-459, provided 
that: ``In the case of any provision of law having application on or 
after May 31, 1999 (other than a provision of law specified in 
subparagraphs (A) or (B) [probably should be ``paragraphs (1) or (2)'', 
which amended this section and sections 276c-1, 1928c, and 1928d of this 
title]), any reference contained in that provision to the North Atlantic 
Assembly shall, on and after that date, be considered to be a reference 
to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.''


             Permanent Appropriation for Delegation Expenses

    A permanent appropriation to carry out cl. (2) of this section is 
contained in section 101(a) [title III, Sec. 303] of Pub. L. 100-202, as 
amended, set out as a note under section 276e of this title.


                          Annual Appropriations

    Annual appropriations to meet the obligations of membership in 
various international organizations were contained in acts listed in a 
note set out under section 269a of this title.


 Authorization of Appropriations for Expenses of 1959 Annual Meeting of 
             North Atlantic Treaty Parliamentary Conference

    Section 702 of Pub. L. 86-108, ch. VII, July 24, 1959, 73 Stat. 258, 
authorized appropriations for expenses of 1959 annual meeting of North 
Atlantic Treaty Parliamentary Conference, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87-
195, pt. III, Sec. 642(a)(7), Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 460.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1928e of this title.
