US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 272a

Authorization of appropriations

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the Department of State—
(a)
such sums as may be necessary for the payments by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Organization, but not to exceed 25 per centum of such expenses, as apportioned by the International Labour Conference in accordance with article 13(2)(c) and 13(3) of the constitution of the Organization; and
(b)
such additional sums as may be necessary to pay the expenses incident to participation by the United States in the activities of the Organization, including—
(1)
section 3109 of title 5section 501 of title 44section 6101 of title 41 salaries of the representative or representatives and alternates and appropriate staff, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; services as authorized by ; under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light and cost-of-living allowances to persons temporarily stationed abroad; printing and binding without regard to and ; and
(2)
Providedsection 287r of this title such other expenses as the Secretary of State deems necessary to participation by the United States in the activities of the Organization: , That the provisions of , and regulations thereunder, applicable to expenses incurred pursuant to subchapter XVII of this chapter shall be applicable to any expenses incurred pursuant to this paragraph.

June 30, 1948, ch. 756, § 262 Stat. 1151Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 78263 Stat. 954Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 976, § 1(e)64 Stat. 903Pub. L. 85–47772 Stat. 273(, ; , title II, § 202(2), title XI, § 1106(a), , 972; , ; , ch. V, § 502(f), , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Subchapter XVII [§ 287m et seq.] of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was in the original a reference to the Act of , Public Law 565, Seventy-ninth Congress.

Codification

section 3109 of title 55 U.S.C. 55aPub. L. 89–554, § 7(b)80 Stat. 631In subsec. (b)(1), “chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” and “” substituted for “the Classification Act of 1949” and “section 15 of Public Law 600, Seventy-ninth Congress []”, respectively, on authority of , , which Act enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

section 501 of title 44section 11 of the Act of March 1, 191944 U.S.C. 111Pub. L. 90–620, § 2(b)82 Stat. 1305In subsec. (b)(1), “” substituted for “ ()” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

section 6101 of title 41Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c)124 Stat. 3854In subsec. (b)(1), “” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

Amendments

Pub. L. 85–4771958—Subsec. (a). substituted provisions limiting appropriations to not more than 25 per centum of the expenses for provisions which authorized an appropriation of not more than $1,750,000 per annum for payment of expenses.

1950—Subsec. (a). Joint Res. , § 1(e)(1), (2), increased the authorized annual appropriation from $1,091,739 to $1,750,000, and changed the reference to the Organization’s constitution from article 13(c) to article 13(2)(c) and 13(3).

Subsec. (b). Joint Res. , § 1(e)(3), struck out limitation of $95,000 on the authorized annual appropriation for expenses.

1949—Subsec. (b)(1). Act , substituted “Classification Act of 1949” for “Classification Act of 1923”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Annual Appropriations

section 269a of this titleAnnual appropriations to meet the obligations of membership in various international organizations were contained in acts listed in a note set out under .

Limitation of Contributions

section 262a of this titleContributions by United States, except for special projects, limited to amount provided by Joint Res. ; consent by State Department and reports to Congress, see .