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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 7 — International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc.

§ 269f. International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property; authorization of appropriations

Statutory text

Funds appropriated to the Secretary of State for “International Organizations and Conferences” shall be available for the payment by the United States of its proportionate share of the expenses of the International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property for any year after 1981 as determined under article 16(4) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, as revised, except that in no event shall the payment for any year exceed 6 per centum of all expenses of the Bureau apportioned among countries for that year.

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. 86–614 · 74 Stat. 381

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 269f

    Pub. L. 86–614, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 381

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 86–614, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 381

  2. Pub. L. 88–69 · 77 Stat. 82

    Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 269f

    Pub. L. 88–69 increased the limitation on the annual appropriation authorization from $7,250 to $15,000

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 88–69 increased the limitation on the annual appropriation authorization from $7,250 to $15,000.

  3. Pub. L. 92–511 § 1(1) · 86 Stat. 918

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 269f(a)

    Pub. L. 92–511, § 1(1), substituted “International Bureau of Intellectual Property” for “International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–511, § 1(1), substituted “International Bureau of Intellectual Property” for “International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property”.

  4. Pub. L. 92–511 § 1(2) · 86 Stat. 918

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 269f(b)

    Pub. L. 92–511, § 1(2), substituted provisions authorizing appropriation of sums as determined under article 16(4) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property up to a maximum of 4.5 percent of the total expenses apportioned among member countries, for provisions authorizing appropriation of sums for payment by the United States of its proportionate share not exceeding $15,000 annually

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92–511, § 1(2), substituted provisions authorizing appropriation of sums as determined under article 16(4) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property up to a maximum of 4.5 percent of the total expenses apportioned among member countries, for provisions authorizing appropriation of sums for payment by the United States of its proportionate share not exceeding $15,000 annually.

  5. Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985

    Pub. L. 98–164 title I § 112 · 97 Stat. 1017

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 269f

    Pub. L. 98–164 substituted provisions making appropriations available for the payment of expenses of the International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property for any year after 1981, for provisions authorizing appropriations for contributions for the support of the International Bureau of Intellectual Property for the period from July 1, 1950, through June 30, 1959, and for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Bureau

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 98–164 substituted provisions making appropriations available for the payment of expenses of the International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property for any year after 1981, for provisions authorizing appropriations for contributions for the support of the International Bureau of Intellectual Property for the period from July 1, 1950, through June 30, 1959, and for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Bureau.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 112. world intellectual property organization The joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution to authorize appropriations incident to United States participation in the International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property”, approved July 12, 1960 (22 U.S.C. 2690, is amended by striking out all after the resolving clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “That funds appropriated to the Secretary of State for ‘International Organizations and Conferences’ shall be available for the payment by the United States of its proportionate share of the expenses of the International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property for any year after 1981 as determined under article 16(4) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, as revised, except that in no event shall the payment for any 21 UST 1583; 24 UST 2140. year exceed 6 per centum of all expenses of the Bureau apportioned among countries for that year.”.

1 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 4 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments1963–1983 · 3 rounds

1983

Pub. L. 98–164 substituted provisions making appropriations available for the payment of expenses of the International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property for any year after 1981, for provisions authorizing appropriations for contributions for the support of the International Bureau of Intellectual Property for the period from , through , and for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Bureau.

1972

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–511, § 1(1), substituted “International Bureau of Intellectual Property” for “International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92–511, § 1(2), substituted provisions authorizing appropriation of sums as determined under article 16(4) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property up to a maximum of 4.5 percent of the total expenses apportioned among member countries, for provisions authorizing appropriation of sums for payment by the United States of its proportionate share not exceeding $15,000 annually.

1963

Pub. L. 88–69 increased the limitation on the annual appropriation authorization from $7,250 to $15,000.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.

Credits

1960–1983 · 4 acts
  1. 1960Pub. L. 86–614, , 74 Stat. 381
  2. 1963Pub. L. 88–69, , 77 Stat. 82
  3. 1972Pub. L. 92–511, , 86 Stat. 918
  4. 1983Pub. L. 98–164, title I, § 112, , 97 Stat. 1019.
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(Pub. L. 86–614, , 74 Stat. 381; Pub. L. 88–69, , 77 Stat. 82; Pub. L. 92–511, , 86 Stat. 918; Pub. L. 98–164, title I, § 112, , 97 Stat. 1019.)

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