22 U.S.C. § 276c — Designation of Senate delegates to Con-

Page 104 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 276b § 276b. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–45, § 4(d)(4), June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 223 Section, act Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 757, 50 Stat. 770, pro- vided that, on and after Aug. 25, 1937, the certificate of the president and executive secretary of the American Group of the Interparliamentary Union be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers in the auditing of all accounts of the Group. § 276c. Designation of Senate delegates to Con- ferences of the Interparliamentary Union On and after June 30, 1958, Senate delegates to Conferences of the Interparliamentary Union shall be designated by the Presiding Officer of the Senate. Not less than two Senators so des- ignated shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Pub. L. 85–474, title I, June 30, 1958, 72 Stat. 246; Pub. L. 94–141, title II, § 204(c), Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 762.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1975—Pub. L. 94–141 inserted at end ‘‘Not less than two Senators so designated shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations.’’ § 276c–1. Reports of expenditures by members of American groups or delegations and employ- ees; consolidated reports by congressional committees; public inspection Each chairman or senior member of the House of Representatives and Senate group or delega- tion of the United States group or delegation to the Interparliamentary Union, the NATO Par- liamentary Assembly, the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, or any similar interparliamentary group of which the United States is a member or participates, by whom or on whose behalf local currencies owned by the United States are made available and expended and/or expenditures are made from funds appro- priated for the expenses of such group or delega- tion, shall file with the chairman of the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in the case of the group or delegation of the Senate, or with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives in the case of the group or delegation of the House, an itemized report showing all such expenditures made by or on behalf of each Member or em- ployee of the group or delegation together with the purposes of the expenditure, including per diem (lodging and meals), transportation, and other purposes. Within sixty days after the be- ginning of each regular session of Congress, the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs shall prepare consolidated re- ports showing with respect to each such group or delegation the total amount expended, the purposes of the expenditures, the amount ex- pended for each such purpose, the names of the Members or employees by or on behalf of whom the expenditures were made and the amount ex- pended by or on behalf of each Member or em- ployee for each such purpose. The consolidated reports prepared by the chairman of the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate shall be filed with the Secretary of the Senate, and the consolidated reports prepared by the chair- man of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House shall be filed with the Clerk of the House and shall be open to public inspection. (Pub. L. 86–628, § 105(b), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. IV, § 401(b), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 463; Pub. L. 94–59, title XI, § 1104, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 299; Pub. L. 103–437, § 9(a)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4588; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 218(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1747; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VII, § 701(b)(2)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–459.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1999—Pub. L. 106–113 substituted ‘‘NATO Parliamen- tary Assembly’’ for ‘‘North Atlantic Assembly’’. 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted ‘‘Clerk’’ for ‘‘Com- mittee on House Administration’’ in last sentence. 1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’ for ‘‘International Relations’’ wherever appearing. 1975—Pub. L. 94–59 brought reporting requirements into conformity with other foreign travel expense re- porting requirements and into conformity with rules of House of Representatives. 1967—Pub. L. 90–137 substituted ‘‘North Atlantic As- sembly’’ for ‘‘NATO parliamentarian’s Conference’’. § 276c–2. Employee benefits for United States cit- izen-representatives to international finan- cial institutions; Treasury Department as col- lecting, accounting, and depositing agency for employee payments; contributions from appropriated funds Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Executive Directors and Directors and their alternates, representing the United States in the International Monetary Fund, the Inter- national Bank for Reconstruction and Develop- ment, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Develop- ment Bank, the Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa, the Asian Development Bank, the Afri- can Development Fund, the African Develop- ment Bank, and the Inter-American Investment Corporation, shall, if they are citizens of the United States, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, each be eligible on the basis of such service and the total compensation re- ceived therefor, for all employee benefits af- forded employees in the civil service of the United States. The Treasury Department shall serve as the employing office for collecting, ac- counting for, and depositing in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, Employees Life Insurance Fund, and Employees Health Benefits Fund, all retirement and health insurance bene- fits payments made by these employees, and shall make any necessary agency contributions from funds appropriated to the Department of the Treasury. (Pub. L. 91–599, ch. 5, § 51, Dec. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1659; Pub. L. 95–612, § 4, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3092; Pub. L. 97–35, title XIII, § 1342(d), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 743; Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(1) [title I], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1884, 1885; Pub. L. 101–513,