Skip to content

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 7 — International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc.

§ 263a. International Criminal Police Organization

Statutory text

The Attorney General is authorized to accept and maintain, on behalf of the United States, membership in the International Criminal Police Organization, and to designate any departments and agencies which may participate in the United States representation with that organization. All dues and expenses to be paid for the membership of the United States shall be paid out of sums authorized and appropriated for the Department of Justice.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 75–335 · 52 Stat. 640

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 263a

    June 10, 1938, ch. 335, 52 Stat. 640

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    June 10, 1938, ch. 335, 52 Stat. 640

  2. Pub. L. 85–768 · 72 Stat. 921

    Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 263a

    Pub. L. 85–768 authorized the Attorney General to designate departments and agencies which may participate, on a pro rata share basis, in the United States representation with the International Criminal Police Organization, and increased from $1,500 to $25,000 per annum the amount of expenses which may be incurred by reason of United States membership

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 85–768 authorized the Attorney General to designate departments and agencies which may participate, on a pro rata share basis, in the United States representation with the International Criminal Police Organization, and increased from $1,500 to $25,000 per annum the amount of expenses which may be incurred by reason of United States membership.

  3. Pub. L. 90–159 · 81 Stat. 517

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 263a

    Pub. L. 90–159 substituted “$28,500” for “$25,000”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 90–159 substituted “$28,500” for “$25,000”.

  4. Pub. L. 92–380 § 1 · 86 Stat. 531

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 263a

    Pub. L. 92–380 substituted “$80,000” for “$28,500”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 92–380 substituted “$80,000” for “$28,500”.

  5. Pub. L. 93–468 § 1 · 88 Stat. 1422

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 263a

    Pub. L. 93–468 substituted “$120,000” for “$80,000”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 93–468 substituted “$120,000” for “$80,000”.

  6. Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979

    Pub. L. 95–624 § 21(a) · 92 Stat. 3459

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 263a

    Pub. L. 95–624 substituted provision authorizing payment of all dues and expenses for membership of the United States out of sums authorized and appropriated for Department of Justice for provisions authorizing each participating department and agency to pay its pro rata share of expenses of such membership and forbidding total dues paid for such membership to exceed $120,000 per annum

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 95–624 substituted provision authorizing payment of all dues and expenses for membership of the United States out of sums authorized and appropriated for Department of Justice for provisions authorizing each participating department and agency to pay its pro rata share of expenses of such membership and forbidding total dues paid for such membership to exceed $120,000 per annum.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) The Act entitled “An Act to authorize membership on behalf of the United States in the International Criminal Police Commission, 22 USC 263a. approved June 10, 1938 (52 Stat. 640; 22 U.S.C. 236a), is amended by striking out the last two sentences and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “All dues and expenses to be paid for the membership of the United States shall be paid out of sums authorized and appropriated for the Department of Justice.”.

1 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 5 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments1958–1978 · 5 rounds

1978

Pub. L. 95–624 substituted provision authorizing payment of all dues and expenses for membership of the United States out of sums authorized and appropriated for Department of Justice for provisions authorizing each participating department and agency to pay its pro rata share of expenses of such membership and forbidding total dues paid for such membership to exceed $120,000 per annum.

1974

Pub. L. 93–468 substituted “$120,000” for “$80,000”.

1972

Pub. L. 92–380 substituted “$80,000” for “$28,500”.

1967

Pub. L. 90–159 substituted “$28,500” for “$25,000”.

1958

Pub. L. 85–768 authorized the Attorney General to designate departments and agencies which may participate, on a pro rata share basis, in the United States representation with the International Criminal Police Organization, and increased from $1,500 to $25,000 per annum the amount of expenses which may be incurred by reason of United States membership.

Credits

1938–1978 · 6 acts
  1. 1938June 10, 1938, ch. 335, 52 Stat. 640
  2. 1958Pub. L. 85–768, , 72 Stat. 921
  3. 1967Pub. L. 90–159, , 81 Stat. 517
  4. 1972Pub. L. 92–380, § 1, , 86 Stat. 531
  5. 1974Pub. L. 93–468, § 1, , 88 Stat. 1422
  6. 1978Pub. L. 95–624, § 21(a), , 92 Stat. 3466.
Show as published

(June 10, 1938, ch. 335, 52 Stat. 640; Pub. L. 85–768, , 72 Stat. 921; Pub. L. 90–159, , 81 Stat. 517; Pub. L. 92–380, § 1, , 86 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 93–468, § 1, , 88 Stat. 1422; Pub. L. 95–624, § 21(a), , 92 Stat. 3466.)

Parsed from the official OLRC USLM XML in data/usc_all/usc22.xml · release point 119-108 · OLRC build 2026-09-09

USLM identifier /us/usc/t22/s263a