22 U.S.C. § 276aa — Establishment of the Kermit Roosevelt

Page 112 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 276p the United States Senate-Russia Inter- parliamentary Group including conference room expenses, hospitality expenses, and food and food-related expenses. Expenses shall be paid on vouchers to be approved by the Chair of the United States group. The Secretary of the Sen- ate is authorized to advance such sums as nec- essary to carry out this subsection. (f) Appropriations There are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, $100,000 for the United States Senate-Russia Inter- parliamentary Group. (g) Effective date (1) In general Subsections (a) though (d) shall apply to fis- cal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter. (2) Fiscal year 2004 Subsections (e) and (f) shall apply to fiscal year 2004. (Pub. L. 108–199, div. H, § 154, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 449.) SUBCHAPTER II–E—UNITED STATES SEN- ATE-JAPAN INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP § 276p. United States Senate-Japan Inter- parliamentary Group (a) Establishment and meetings Not to exceed 12 Senators shall be appointed to meet once per Congress with representatives of the Diet of Japan for discussion of common problems in the interest of relations between the United States and Japan. The Senators so appointed shall be referred to as the ‘‘United States group’’ of the United States Senate- Japan Interparliamentary Group. The meetings shall take place in Japan and Washington, D.C. alternatively. (b) Appointment of members The President of the Senate shall appoint Sen- ators under this section, including a Chair and Vice Chair, upon recommendations of the major- ity and minority leaders of the Senate. Such ap- pointments shall be for the duration of each Congress. (c) Funding There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000 for each Congress to assist in meeting the ex- penses of the United States group. Appropria- tions shall be disbursed on vouchers to be ap- proved by the Chair of the United States group. (d) Certification of expenditures A report of expenditures by the United States group shall be prepared and certified each Con- gress by the Chair. (e) Effective date This section shall apply to fiscal year 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter. (Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 5, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2221.) SUBCHAPTER III—KERMIT ROOSEVELT FUND § 276aa. Establishment of the Kermit Roosevelt fund; creation and composition of board of trustees There is established in the Department of the Army a board to be known as the Trustees of the Kermit Roosevelt Fund, whose duty it shall be properly to administer all money and property which on and after July 2, 1945, may come under its control as part of the Kermit Roosevelt fund, created pursuant to section 276bb of this title. The board shall be composed of the Chief of Fi- nance, United States Army, ex officio, and three general officers of the Army who shall be ap- pointed to the board and may be replaced there- on by the Secretary of the Army. (July 2, 1945, ch. 228, § 1, 59 Stat. 316; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 224 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- retary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, en- acted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under ad- ministrative supervision of Secretary of the Army. § 276bb. Acceptance of funds and property from Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt; purpose and use; dis- bursement and investment of fund The board is authorized to accept from Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt such money and property as she may tender, to receipt therefor on behalf of the United States, and to deposit the funds so received in the Treasury of the United States as the original corpus of a trust fund, to be known as the Kermit Roosevelt fund, which shall be used for the purpose of fostering a better under- standing and a closer relationship between the military forces of the United States and those of the United Kingdom by sponsoring lectures or courses of instruction to be delivered by officers of the British Army at the United States Mili- tary Academy and elsewhere in the United States and by officers of the United States Army at Sandhurst Royal Military College and else- where in the United Kingdom or, should such ex- change lectures prove or become impracticable or unnecessary for any reason, by such other ap- plication of the funds as the board, with the ap- proval of the Secretary of the Army may deter- mine. The original corpus of the fund and the in- come therefrom may be disbursed at the discre- tion of the board in furtherance of the stated purpose, and shall be subject to investment and reinvestment as provided in section 276cc of this title.