Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 38 — Department of State
§ 2722. International meetings
Statutory text
Authority to pay expenses
If the United States Government hosts an international meeting or conference in the United States, the Secretary of State is authorized to pay all reasonable expenses of such meeting or conference. Such expenses may include rental of quarters (by contract or otherwise) and personal services.
Retention of reimbursements
To the extent provided in an appropriation Act, transfers of funds or other reimbursements for payments under subsection (a) are authorized to be retained and credited to the appropriate appropriation account of the Department of State which is available.
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.
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
Pub. L. 102–138 title I § 119 · 105 Stat. 647
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2722
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 50, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 119, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 658.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 50, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 119, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 658.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 119. INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS. The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by adding after section 49 the following: “Sec. 50. “international meetings (a) Authority To Pay Expenses.— If the United States Government hosts an international meeting or conference in the United States, the Secretary of State is authorized to pay all reasonable expenses of such meeting or conference. Such expenses may include rental of quarters (by contract or otherwise) and personal services. “(b) Retention of Reimbursements.— To the extent provided in an appropriation Act, transfers of funds or other reimbursements for payments under subsection (a) are authorized to be retained and credited to the appropriate appropriation account of the Department of State which is available.”.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Credits
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 50, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 119, , 105 Stat. 658.)