2019 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 38 - Department of State
Sec. 2692 - Compensation for persons participating in State Department proceedings; availability of funds

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Citation 22 U.S.C. § 2692 (2019)
Section Name §2692. Compensation for persons participating in State Department proceedings; availability of funds
Section Text

(a) The Secretary of State may compensate, pursuant to regulations which he shall prescribe, for the cost of participating in any proceeding or on any advisory committee or delegation of the Department of State, any organization or person—

(1) who is representing an interest which would not otherwise be adequately represented and whose participation is necessary for a fair determination of the issues taken as a whole; and

(2) who would otherwise be unable to participate in such proceeding or on such committee or delegation because such organization or person cannot afford to pay the costs of such participation.


(b) Of the funds appropriated for salaries and expenses for the Department of State, not to exceed $250,000 shall be available in any fiscal year for compensation under this section to such organizations and persons.

Source Credit

(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, §22, as added Pub. L. 95–105, title I, §113(a), Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 848; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, §202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE

Pub. L. 95–105, title I, §113(b), Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 849, provided that: "Subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall become effective on October 1, 1977."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 38 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 2692 - Compensation for persons participating in State Department proceedings; availability of funds
Contains section 2692
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 91 Stat. 848, 849
96 Stat. 282
Public Law References Public Law 95-105, Public Law 97-241
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