22 U.S.C. § 1928e — North Atlantic Assembly; appropriations

Page 481 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 1928f Editorial Notes CODIFICATION This section was not enacted as part of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 1999—Pub. L. 106–113 substituted ‘‘NATO Parliamen- tary Assembly’’ for ‘‘North Atlantic Assembly’’. 1967—Pub. L. 90–137 substituted ‘‘North Atlantic As- sembly’’ for ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Parliamentary Conference’’. § 1928d. Auditing and accounting The certificate of the Chairman of the House delegation and the Senate delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly shall on and after July 11, 1956, be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers in the auditing of the ac- counts of the United States Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. (July 11, 1956, ch. 562, § 4, 70 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. IV, § 401(a)(2), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 463; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VII, § 701(b)(1)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–459.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION This section was not enacted as part of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 1999—Pub. L. 106–113 substituted ‘‘NATO Parliamen- tary Assembly’’ for ‘‘North Atlantic Assembly’’ in two places. 1967—Pub. L. 90–137 substituted ‘‘North Atlantic As- sembly’’ for ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Parliamentary Conference’’ in two places. § 1928e. North Atlantic Assembly; appropriations for expenses of annual meeting In addition to the amounts authorized by sec- tion 1928b of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated $50,000 for fiscal year 1977 to meet the expenses incurred by the United States group in hosting the twenty-second annual meeting of the North Atlantic Assembly. In ad- dition to amounts authorized by section 1928b of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated $550,000 for fiscal year 1994 to meet the expenses incurred by the United States group in hosting the fortieth annual meeting of the North Atlan- tic Assembly. In addition to the amounts au- thorized by section 1928b of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated $450,000 for fiscal year 1984 to meet the expenses incurred by the United States group in hosting the thirty-first annual meeting of the North Atlantic Assembly. Amounts appropriated under this section are au- thorized to remain available until expended. (July 11, 1956, ch. 562, § 5, as added Pub. L. 94–350, title I, § 107, July 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 824; amended Pub. L. 98–164, title I, § 109(a), Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1019; Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 168(g), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 677.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION This section was not enacted as part of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 1991—Pub. L. 102–138 inserted after first sentence pro- visions authorizing appropriation of $550,000 for fiscal year 1994 to meet expenses of the United States group in hosting the fortieth annual meeting of the North At- lantic Assembly. 1983—Pub. L. 98–164 inserted provisions authorizing additional appropriations for fiscal year 1984 to meet the expenses of hosting the annual meeting. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Reference to North Atlantic Assembly considered to be reference to NATO Parliamentary Assembly, see section 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VII, § 701(b)(3)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1928b of this title. § 1928f. Limitation on withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (a) Opposition of Congress to suspension, termi- nation, denunciation, or withdrawal from North Atlantic Treaty The President shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, provided that two- thirds of the Senators present concur, or pursu- ant to an Act of Congress. (b) Limitation on the use of funds No funds authorized or appropriated by any Act may be used to support, directly or indi- rectly, any decision on the part of any United States Government official to suspend, termi- nate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Wash- ington, DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, provided that two-thirds of the Senators present concur, or pursuant to an Act of Congress. (c) Notification of Treaty action (1) Consultation Prior to the notification described in para- graph (2), the President shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives in relation to any initiative to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty. (2) Notification The President shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep- resentatives in writing of any deliberation or decision to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, as soon as possible but in no event later than 180 days prior to taking such action. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize, imply, or otherwise indicate that the President may suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw from any treaty to which the Senate has provided its advice and consent without the