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SEC. 2. For the purpose of carrying out the obligations of the United States under said agreement and supplemental agreements with respect to United States assurances that the United Nations shall not be dispossessed of its property in the headquarters district, and with respect to the establishment of radio facilities and the possible establishment of an airport:

(a) The President of the United States, or any official or governmental agency authorized by the President, may acquire in the name of the United States any property or interest therein by purchase, donation, or other means of transfer, or may cause proceedings to be instituted for the acquisition of the same by condemnation.

(b) Upon the request of the President, or such officer as the President may designate, the Attorney General of the United States shall cause such condemnation or other proceedings to be instituted in the name of the United States in the district court of the United States for the district in which the property is situated and such court shall have full jurisdiction of such proceedings, and any condemnation proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Act of August 1, 1888 (25 Stat. 357), as amended, and the Act of February 26, 1931 (46 Stat. 1421), as amended.

(c) After the institution of any such condemnation proceedings, possession of the property may be taken at any time the President, or such officer as he may designate, determines is necessary, and the court shall enter such orders as may be necessary to effect entry and occupancy of the property.

(d) The President of the United States, or any officer or governmental agency duly authorized by the President, may, in the name of the United States, transfer or convey possession of and title to any interest in any property acquired or held by the United States. pursuant to paragraph (a) above, to the United Nations on the terms provided in the agreement or in any supplemental agreement, and shall execute and deliver such conveyances and other instruments and perform such other acts in connection therewith as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the agreement.

(e) There are authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be required to enable the United States to carry out the undertakings hereby authorized: Provided, That any money appropriated under this authorization shall be spent only on a basis of reimbursement by the United Nations in accordance with section 3 of the agreement, and that the money thus reimbursed shall be deposited and covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.

SEC. 3. The President, or the Secretary of State under his direction, is authorized to enter into agreements with the State of New York or any other State of the United States and to the extent not inconsistent with State law, with any one or more of the political subdivisions thereof in aid of effectuating the provisions of the agreement.

SEC. 4. Any States, or, to the extent not inconsistent with State law, any political subdivisions thereof, affected by the establishment of the headquarters of the United Nations in the United

e authorized to enter into agreements with the United Nawith each other consistent with the agreement and for the of facilitating compliance with the same: Provided, That, cases of emergency and agreements of a routine contracacter, a representative of the United States, to be appointSecretary of State, may, at the discretion of the Secretary participate in the negotiations, and that any such agreetered into by such State or States or political subdivisions hall be subject to approval by the Secretary of State.

The President is authorized to make effective with respect mporary headquarters of the United Nations in the State York, on a provisional basis, such of the provisions of the nt as he may deem appropriate, having due regard for the the United Nations at its temporary headquarters.

Nothing in the agreement shall be construed as in any inishing, abridging, or weakening the right of the United safeguard its own security and completely to control the of aliens into any territory of the United States other headquarters district and its immediate vicinity, as to be and fixed in a supplementary agreement between the Govof the United States and the United Nations in pursuance n 13(3)(e) of the agreement, and such areas as it is reasonessary to traverse in transit between the same and foreign s. Moreover, nothing in section 14 of the agreement with to facilitating entrance into the United States by persons h to visit the headquarters district and do not enjoy the entry provided in section 11 of the agreement shall be cono amend or suspend in any way the immigration laws of ted States or to commit the United States in any way to hy amendment or suspension of such law.

3. U.S. Participation in Certain International Organizations Partial text of Public Law 81-806 [H.J. Res. 334], 64 Stat. 902, approved September 21, 1950

JOINT RESOLUTION To amend certain laws providing for membership and participation by the United States in certain international organizations. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following laws of the United States are hereby amended in the following particulars:

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SEC. 2. All financial contributions by the United States to the normal operations of the international organizations covered by this Act, which member states are obligated to support annually, shall be limited to the amounts provided in this Act: Provided That contributions for special projects not regularly budgeted by such international organizations shall not be subject to the above limitation.

All financial contributions by the United States to international organizations in which the United States participates as a member shall be made by or with the consent of the Department of States regardless of the appropriation from which any such contributions is made. The Secretary of State shall report annually to the Congress on the extent and disposition of such contributions.

This resolution raised funding authorizations for U.S. participation in international organi zations: American International Institute for the Protection of Childhood (22 U.S.C. 269bobso lete), United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (22 U.S.C. 279a), South Pacific Com mission (22 U.S.C. Sup. III, 280b(a)), World Health Organization (22 U.S.C. Sup. III, 290b), and International Labour Conference, International Labor Organization (22 U.S.C. Sup. III, 272ma and (b)).

propriations Limitation on Contributions to International Organizations 1

ext of Public Law 92-544 [H.R. 14989], 86 Stat. 1109, approved October 25, 1972

Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice and Comthe Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, nd for other purposes.

enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the States of America in Congress assembled, That the following re appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not othappropriated, for the Departments of State, Justice, and rce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year June 30, 1973, and for other purposes, namely:

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

* Provided, That after December 31, 1973, no appropriation orized and no payment shall be made to the United Nations

ction in Public Law 82-495 (66 Stat. 550, July 10, 1952). Department of State Approct, 1953, is considered permanent legislation with respect to the international organit exempted. See 22 U.S.C. 262b. It reads as follows:

resentative of the United States Government in any international organization after 1953 shall make any commitment requiring the appropriation of funds for a contribue United States in excess of 331⁄2 per centum of the budget of any international organiwhich the appropriation for the United States contribution is contained in this Act: That in exceptional circumstances necessitating a contribution by the United States in 33% per centum of the budget, a commitment requiring a United States appropriation r proportion may be made after consultation by United States representatives in the on or other appropriate officials of the Department of State with the Committees on tions of the Senate and House of Representatives; Provided, however, That this section apply to the United States representatives to the Inter-American organizations, Caribmission and the Joint Support program of the International Civil Aviation Organiza

ovision was first included in sec. 602 of the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, udiciary Appropriation Act, 1952 (Public Law 83-188; 65 Stat. 599; Oct. 22, 1951). emption granted to the Caribbean Commission and the Joint Support program of the onal Civil Aviation Organization was added by the Department of State Appropriation (Public Law 83-195; 67 Stat. 368; Aug. 5, 1953).

In addition, there are specific legislative limitations on the percentage contribution of d States to the following organizations:

percent to the World Health Organization (Act of July 14, 1948; 22 U.S.C. 290b). How103 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1978 (91 Stat. 844), stated ithstanding the provisions of Public Law 92-544, $7,281,583 of the FY 1978 appropriaorization for "International Organizations and Conferences" is authorized to be paid to Health Organization for any unpaid balance of the U.S. assessed contribution to such ion for the calendar years 1974 through 1977.

percent to the Food and Agriculture Organization (Act of July 31, 1945; 22 U.S.C.

percent to the International Labor Organization (Act of June 30, 1948; 22 U.S.C. 272a); percent to the NATO Parliamentary Conference (Act of July 11, 1956; 22 U.S.C. 1928b);

to exceed 20 per centum of the total contributions assessed for any period to adminisInternational Coffee Agreement (TIAS 5505, 14 UST 1911, Sept. 28, 1962), and such

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or any affiliated agency in excess of 25 per centum of the total annual assessment of such organization. Appropriations are authorized and contributions and payments may be made to the following organizations and activities notwithstanding that such contributions and payments are in excess of 25 per centum of the total annual assessment of the respective organization or 33% per centum of the budget for the respective activity: the International Atomic Energy Agency, the joint financing program of the International Civil Aviation Organization, and contributions for international peacekeeping activities conducted by or under the auspices of the United Nations or through multilateral agreements.3

amount shall not exceed $150,000 for any fiscal year, to the International Coffee Organization (sec. 6 of Public Law 89-23; 79 Stat. 113; approved May 22, 1965).

2 See also secs. 114 and 115 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1944 and 1985 (Public Law 98-164; 97 Stat. 1020), which provided other limitations on certain US contributions to international organizations, page 287.

Sec. 203 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1976 (Public Law 94-141. inserted a period after "organization", struck out the text following it, and inserted the lan guage beginning with "Appropriations are authorized". Formerly, the section following "organs zation" read "except that this proviso shall not apply to the International Atomic Energy Agency and to the joint financing program of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

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