ProvidedThe President shall designate from time to time to attend a specified session or specified sessions of the World Health Assembly of the Organization not to exceed three delegates of the United States and such number of alternates as he may determine consistent with the rules of procedure of the World Health Assembly. One of the delegates shall be designated as the chief delegate. Whenever the United States becomes entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board of the Organization, under article 24 of the constitution of the Organization, the President shall designate a representative of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and may designate not to exceed one alternate to attend sessions of the Executive Board. Such representative must be a graduate of a recognized medical school and have spent not less than three years in active practice as a physician or surgeon. Such representative and any such alternate shall each be entitled to receive compensation at one of the rates established under section 3962 or 3963 of this title, for such period or periods as the President may specify, except that no Member of the Senate or House of Representatives or officer of the United States who is thus designated shall be entitled to receive such compensation: , That no person shall serve as such representative, delegate, or alternate until such person has been investigated as to loyalty and security by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
June 14, 1948, ch. 469, § 262 Stat. 441Apr. 5, 1952, ch. 159, § 166 Stat. 43Pub. L. 87–793, § 1001(i)76 Stat. 86592 Stat. 3783Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2206(a)(4)94 Stat. 2161(, ; , ; , , ; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. , 43 F.R. 36037, ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 96–465section 867 of this title1980— substituted “established under section 3962 or 3963 of this title” for “provided by ,”.
Pub. L. 87–793section 867 of this title1962— substituted “Such representative and any such alternate shall each be entitled to receive compensation at one of the rates provided by ” for “Such representative shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed $12,000 per annum and any such alternate shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed $10,000 per annum.”
1952—Act , substituted “Civil Service Commission” for “Federal Bureau of Investigation”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–465section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465section 3901 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .
Effective Date of 1962 Amendment
Pub. L. 87–793section 1008 of Pub. L. 87–793Amendment by effective on first day of first pay period which begins on or after , see .
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
92 Stat. 3783section 1101 of Title 5section 1101 of Title 5“Director of the Office of Personnel Management” substituted in text for “Civil Service Commission” pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, , set out under , Government Organization and Employees, which transferred functions vested by statute in Civil Service Commission to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective , as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, , 44 F.R. 1055, set out under .