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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 38 — Department of State

§ 2722. International meetings

Statutory text

(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.

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. 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.)

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