Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 7 — International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc.
§ 276h. United States group; appointment; term; meetings
Statutory text
Not to exceed twenty-four Members of Congress shall be appointed to meet jointly and at least annually with representatives of the Chamber of Deputies and Chamber of Senators of the Mexican Congress for discussion of common problems in the interests of relations between the United States and Mexico. Of the Members of the Congress to be appointed for the purposes of this subchapter (hereinafter designated as the United States group) half shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from Members of the House (not less than four of whom shall be from the Foreign Affairs Committee), and half shall be appointed by the President of the Senate upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate from Members of the Senate (not less than four of whom shall be from the Foreign Relations Committee). Such appointments shall be for the period of each meeting of the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary group except for the four members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and the four members of the Foreign Relations Committee, whose appointments shall be for the duration of each Congress. The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be a Member from the Foreign Affairs Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate delegation shall be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee.
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.
Pub. L. 86–420 § 1 · 74 Stat. 40
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 276h
Pub. L. 86–420, § 1, Apr. 9, 1960, 74 Stat. 40
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 86–420, § 1, Apr. 9, 1960, 74 Stat. 40Pub. L. 95–45 § 4(b) · 91 Stat. 221
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 276h
Pub. L. 95–45 substituted “International Relations Committee” for “Foreign Affairs Committee” as the name of the House Committee from which not less than four of the House appointees must be drawn
Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 276h
Pub. L. 95–45 inserted requirement that the appointment of the Senate appointees by the President of the Senate be made upon the recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate
Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 276h
Pub. L. 95–45 inserted provision that the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation be a Member from the International Relations Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate delegation be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 95–45 substituted “International Relations Committee” for “Foreign Affairs Committee” as the name of the House Committee from which not less than four of the House appointees must be drawn, inserted requirement that the appointment of the Senate appointees by the President of the Senate be made upon the recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and inserted provision that the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation be a Member from the International Relations Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate delegation be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) The first section of the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution to authorize participation by the United States in parliamentary conferences with Mexico”, approved April 9, 1960 (22 U.S.C. 276h), is amended— (1) in the second sentence, by striking out “Foreign Affairs” and inserting in lieu thereof “international Relations”, and by inserting “upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate” immediately after “President of the Senate”; (2) in the third sentence, by striking out “Foreign Affairs” and inserting in lieu thereof “International Relations”; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be a Member from the International Relations Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate delegation shall be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee.”.Pub. L. 103–437 § 9(a)(4) · 108 Stat. 4581
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 276h
Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Foreign Affairs” for “International Relations” wherever appearing
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Foreign Affairs” for “International Relations” wherever appearing.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(4) section 1 of the Joint Resolution of April 9, 1960 (22 U.S.C. 276h).
4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1977–1994 · 2 rounds
1994
Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Foreign Affairs” for “International Relations” wherever appearing.
1977
Pub. L. 95–45 substituted “International Relations Committee” for “Foreign Affairs Committee” as the name of the House Committee from which not less than four of the House appointees must be drawn, inserted requirement that the appointment of the Senate appointees by the President of the Senate be made upon the recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and inserted provision that the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation be a Member from the International Relations Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate delegation be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee.
Credits
1960–1994 · 3 acts
- 1960Pub. L. 86–420, § 1, , 74 Stat. 40
- 1977Pub. L. 95–45, § 4(b), , 91 Stat. 222
- 1994Pub. L. 103–437, § 9(a)(4), , 108 Stat. 4588.
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(Pub. L. 86–420, § 1, , 74 Stat. 40; Pub. L. 95–45, § 4(b), , 91 Stat. 222; Pub. L. 103–437, § 9(a)(4), , 108 Stat. 4588.)