22 U.S.C. § 1928a — North Atlantic Treaty Parliamentary Conference; participation; appointment of United States Group
submitted 70 years ago by ch. 562 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 238 words · no verdicts yet
Up to 24 Members of Congress are appointed each year to meet with parliamentary groups from other NATO countries, under specified selection rules.
Not to exceed twenty-four Members of Congress must be appointed to meet jointly and annually with representative parliamentary groups from other NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) members, for discussion of common problems in the interests of the maintenance of peace and security in the North Atlantic area. Of the Members of the Congress to be appointed for the purposes of this resolution (from now on designated as the “United States Group”), half must be appointed by the Speaker of the House from Members of the House (not less than four of whom must be from the Committee on Foreign Affairs), and half must 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 more than seven of the appointees from the Senate must be of the same political party. The Chairman* or Vice Chairman of the House delegation must 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 must be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee. Each delegation must have a secretary. The secretaries of the Senate and House delegations must be appointed, respectively, by the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
Not to exceed twenty-four Members of Congress shall be appointed to meet jointly and annually with representative parliamentary groups from other NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) members, for discussion of common problems in the interests of the maintenance of peace and security in the North Atlantic area. Of the Members of the Congress to be appointed for the purposes of this resolution (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 Committee on Foreign Affairs), 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 more than seven of the appointees from the Senate shall be of the same political party. 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. Each delegation shall have a secretary. The secretaries of the Senate and House delegations shall be appointed, respectively, by the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
Source credit: (July 11, 1956, ch. 562, § 1, 70 Stat. 523; Pub. L. 88–205, pt. IV, § 406, Dec. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 392; Pub. L. 95–45, § 4(c), June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 222; Pub. L. 100–204, title VII, § 744(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1396; Pub. L. 103–437, § 9(a)(5), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4588.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of July 11, 1956, ch. 562 · 70 Stat. 523
- 1963Amended · Pub. L. 88-205 · 77 Stat. 392
- 1977Amended · Pub. L. 95-45 · 91 Stat. 222
- 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-204 · 101 Stat. 1396
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-437 · 108 Stat. 4588
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