22 U.S.C. § 280c — Employment of personnel with specialized

Page 137 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 280c cordance with article XIV of the agreement es- tablishing the South Pacific Commission, as amended, except that in no event shall that pay- ment for any fiscal year of the Commission ex- ceed 20 per centum of all expenses apportioned among participating governments of the Com- mission for that year. (b) Such additional sums as may be needed for the payment of all necessary expenses incident to participation by the United States in the ac- tivities of the Commission, including salaries of the United States Commissioners, their alter- nates, and appropriate staff, without regard to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and sub- chapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; personal serv- ices in the District of Columbia; services as au- thorized by section 3109 of title 5; under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light and cost-of-living allowances to persons temporarily stationed abroad; hire of passenger motor vehicles and other local transportation; printing and binding without regard to section 501 of title 44 and sec- tion 6101 of title 41; and such other expenses as the Secretary of State finds necessary to par- ticipation by the United States in the activities of the Commission: Provided, That the provi- sions of section 287r of this title, and regulations thereunder, applicable to expenses incurred pur- suant to subchapter XVII of this chapter shall be applicable to any expenses incurred pursuant to this paragraph. (Jan. 28, 1948, ch. 38, § 3, 62 Stat. 15; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title II, § 202(2), title XI, § 1106(a), 63 Stat. 954, 972; Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 976, § 1(c), 64 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 86–472, ch. VI, § 603, May 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 141; Pub. L. 88–263, Jan. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 7; Pub. L. 89–91, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 91–632, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1876; Pub. L. 92–490, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 808.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Subchapter XVII [§ 287m et seq.] of this chapter, re- ferred to in subsec. (b), was in the original a reference to the Act of July 30, 1946 (Public Law 565, Seventy- ninth Congress). CODIFICATION In subsec. (b), ‘‘chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap- ter 53 of title 5’’ and ‘‘section 3109 of title 5’’ sub- stituted for ‘‘the Classification Act of 1949’’ and ‘‘sec- tion 15 of Public Law 600, Seventy-ninth Congress [5 U.S.C. 55a]’’, respectively, on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, which Act en- acted Title 5, Government Organization and Employ- ees. In subsec. (b), ‘‘section 501 of title 44’’ substituted for ‘‘section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 90–620, § 2(b), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1305, which Act enacted Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. In subsec. (b), ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended’’ on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Con- tracts. AMENDMENTS 1972—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–490 struck out ‘‘not to ex- ceed $250,000 per fiscal year’’ after ‘‘annually’’ and in- serted ‘‘except that in no event shall that payment for any fiscal year of the Commission exceed 20 per centum of all expenses apportioned among participating gov- ernments of the Commission for that year’’ after ‘‘as amended’’. 1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–632 substituted ‘‘$250,000’’ for ‘‘$200,000’’. 1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–91 substituted ‘‘such sums as may be required annually, not to exceed $200,000 per fiscal year’’ for ‘‘Not more than $150,000 for the fiscal year 1965, and $150,000 for the fiscal year 1966’’. 1964—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88–263 substituted ‘‘$150,000 for the fiscal year 1965, and $150,000 for the fiscal year 1966,’’ for ‘‘$100,000 annually’’. 1960—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–472 substituted ‘‘$100,000’’ for ‘‘$75,000’’. 1950—Subsec. (a). Joint Res. Sept. 21, 1950, substituted ‘‘$75,000’’ for ‘‘$20,000’’. 1949—Subsec. (a). Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted ‘‘Clas- sification Act of 1949’’ for ‘‘Classification Act of 1923’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REPEALS Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this sec- tion, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, § 8, 80 Stat. 632, 655. ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS Annual appropriations to meet the obligations of membership in various international organizations were contained in acts listed in a note set out under section 269a of this title. LIMITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS Contributions by United States, except for special projects, limited to amount provided by Joint Res. Sept. 21, 1950; consent by State Department and reports to Congress, see section 262a of this title. § 280c. Employment of personnel with specialized skills The Secretary is authorized, when the Com- mission is desirous of obtaining the services of a person having special scientific or other tech- nical or professional qualifications, from time to time to detail, or authorize the detail of, for temporary service to or in cooperation with the Commission, any person in the employ or serv- ice of the Government of the United States who has such qualifications, with the approval of the Government agency in which such person is em- ployed or serving, under the same conditions as those governing the detail of officers and em- ployees of the United States Government to the government of another country in accordance with the provisions of the Act of May 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 442), as amended, except that the authority vested in the President under that Act shall be vested in the Secretary for the purpose of car- rying out this section. (Jan. 28, 1948, ch. 38, § 4, 62 Stat. 16.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of May 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 442), as amended, referred to in text, is act May 25, 1938, ch. 277, 52 Stat. 442, which was classified to section 118e of former title 5, Execu- tive Departments and Government Officers and Em- ployees, and was repealed by act Jan. 26, 1948, ch. 36, § 1004(a), 62 Stat. 13. Section 1004(c) of act Jan. 26, 1948, provided that any reference to provisions of act May 25, 1938 shall be construed to be applicable to the appro- Page 138 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 280h priate provisions of titles III and IX of act Jan. 26, 1948 [see sections 1451 et seq., 1478 and 1479 of this title]. SUBCHAPTER VIII—CARIBBEAN COMMISSION § 280h. Representation in Caribbean Commission; appointment of commissioners and alter- nates The President is hereby authorized to accept membership for the United States in the Carib- bean Commission, created by ‘‘An agreement for the establishment of the Caribbean Commis- sion,’’ signed in Washington on October 30, 1946, by representatives of the Governments of the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Nether- lands, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America, and to appoint the United States Com- missioners, and their alternates, thereto. (Mar. 4, 1948, ch. 97, § 1, 62 Stat. 66.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries PURPOSE OF COMMISSION Act Mar. 4, 1948, ch. 97, 62 Stat. 65, provided that: ‘‘Whereas representatives of the Governments of the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America signed ‘An Agree- ment for the establishment of the Caribbean Commis- sion’ in Washington on October 30, 1946, which agree- ment continued and extended the international cooper- ative arrangements initiated in 1942 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States; and ‘‘Whereas the purpose of the Caribbean Commission is to encourage and strengthen international cooperation in promoting the economic and social welfare and ad- vancement of the non-self-governing territories in the Caribbean area, whose economic and social develop- ment is of vital interest to the security of the United States, in accordance with the principles set forth in chapter XI of the Charter of the United Nations: There- fore be it’’. ACCEPTANCE OF CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATION AGREEMENT Pub. L. 87–73, June 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 194, provided: ‘‘That the President is hereby authorized to accept on behalf of the Government of the United States of Amer- ica the ‘Agreement for the Establishment of the Carib- bean Organization’ signed at Washington on June 21, 1960, by representatives of the Governments of the Re- public of France, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America; that the participa- tion of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Vir- gin Islands of the United States in the Caribbean Orga- nization is hereby authorized; that the Caribbean Orga- nization shall, upon promulgation by the President of an Executive order to this effect, be entitled to the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act (59 Stat. 669; 22 U.S.C. 288); and that the Secretary of State is hereby authorized to appoint or designate a United States observer to the Caribbean Organization.’’ TERMINATION OF CARIBBEAN COMMISSION Article III of the Agreement of the Establishment of the Caribbean Organization provides that ‘‘On the ter- mination of the Agreement for the establishment of the Caribbean Commission, signed at Washington on Octo- ber 30, 1946, the assets of the Caribbean Commission shall be and are by virtue of this Agreement trans- ferred to and vested in the Caribbean Organization. The Caribbean Organization is hereby authorized to assume at the same time the liabilities of the Caribbean Com- mission and shall be regarded as the successor body to the Caribbean Commission.’’ Article IV of such Agreement provides that ‘‘The Agreement for the establishment of the Caribbean Commission shall terminate at the end of the first meeting of the Caribbean Council provided for in the Statute annexed to this Agreement.’’ Executive Documents EX. ORD. NO. 10609. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPOINT ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS Ex. Ord. No. 10609, May 7, 1955, 20 F.R. 3147, provided: By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code (65 Stat. 713), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratifica- tion, or other action of the President, so much of the authority vested in the President by the first section of the Joint Resolution of March 4, 1948, entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution providing for membership and participation by the United States in the Caribbean Commission and authorizing an appropriation therefor’’ (62 Stat. 66; 22 U.S.C. 280h) as consists of authority to appoint alter- nate United States Commissioners to the Caribbean Commission. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. § 280i. 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) Not more than $142,000 annually for the payment by the United States of its propor- tionate share of the expenses of the Commission and its auxiliary and subsidiary bodies, pursuant to article XV of the ‘‘agreement for the Estab- lishment of the Caribbean Commission’’; and (b) Such additional sums as may be needed for the payment of all necessary expenses incident to participation by the United States in the ac- tivities of the Commission, including salaries of the United States Commissioners, their alter- nates, 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 section 3109 of title 5; hire of passenger motor vehicles and other local transportation; printing and binding without regard to section 501 of title 44 and section 6101 of title 41; and such other ex- penses as the Secretary of State finds necessary to participation by the United States in the ac- tivities of the Commission: Provided, That the provisions of section 287r of this title, and regu- lations thereunder, applicable to expenses in- curred pursuant to subchapter XVII of this chap- ter shall be applicable to any expenses incurred pursuant to this paragraph. (Mar. 4, 1948, ch. 97, § 2, 62 Stat. 66; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title II, § 202(2), title XI, § 1106(a), 63 Stat. 954, 972.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Subchapter XVII [§ 287m et seq.] of this chapter, re- ferred to in subsec. (b), was in the original a reference to the Act of July 30, 1946 (Public Law 565, Seventy- ninth Congress). CODIFICATION In subsec. (b), ‘‘chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap- ter 53 of title 5’’ and ‘‘section 3109 of title 5’’ sub-