US Code

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

22 U.S.C. § 280k

Authorization of appropriations

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(a)
Such sums as may be necessary for the payment by the United States of its proportionate share of the expenses of the Pan American Railway Congress and its Permanent Commission; and
(b)
section 3109 of title 5section 501 of title 44section 6101 of title 41Providedsection 287r of this title Such additional sums as may be needed for the payment of all necessary expenses incident to participation by the United States in the activities thereof, including expenses of the United States delegates, their alternates, and appropriate staff, without regard to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; personal services in the District of Columbia; services as authorized by ; hire of passenger motor vehicles and other local transportation; printing and binding without regard to and ; and such other expenses as the Secretary of State finds 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 subsection.

June 28, 1948, ch. 686, § 262 Stat. 1060Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 78263 Stat. 954Pub. L. 91–55384 Stat. 1441Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 11596 Stat. 278(, ; , title II, § 202(2), title XI, § 1106(a), , 972; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Subchapter XVII [§ 287m et seq.] of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), 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), “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), “” substituted for “ (),” on authority of , , , which enacted Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

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

Amendments

Pub. L. 97–2411982—Subsec. (a). substituted “Such sums as may be necessary” for “Not more than $15,000 annually”.

Pub. L. 91–5531970—Subsec. (a). increased annual authorization from $5,000 to $15,000.

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

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Repeals

Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782Pub. L. 89–55480 Stat. 632, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by , , § 8, , 655.

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 .