22 USC § 268b - Advances from appropriation “Boundary line, Alaska and Canada, and the United States and Canada”

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title: "22 USC § 268b - Advances from appropriation “Boundary line, Alaska and Canada, and the United States and Canada”"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "268b"
section_name: "Advances from appropriation “Boundary line, Alaska and Canada, and the United States and Canada”"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC."
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Apr. 15, 1918, ch. 52, 40 Stat. 523; Mar. 2, 1921, ch. 113, 41 Stat. 1210; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; Apr. 29, 1926, ch. 195, title I, 44 Stat. 336; Feb. 24, 1927, ch. 189, title I, 44 Stat. 1185; Feb. 15, 1928, ch. 57, title I, 45 Stat. 70; Jan. 25, 1929, ch. 102, title I, 45 Stat. 1101; Apr. 18, 1930, ch. 184, title I, 46 Stat. 179; Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 643; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 231(aa), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 212; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 111(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3833.)"
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# § 268b. Advances from appropriation “Boundary line, Alaska and Canada, and the United States and Canada”

March 2, 1921

Advances of money under the appropriation “Boundary line, Alaska and Canada, and the United States and Canada”, may be made to the commissioner on the part of the United States and by his authority to chiefs of parties prior to .

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**Source Credit**: (Apr. 15, 1918, ch. 52, 40 Stat. 523; Mar. 2, 1921, ch. 113, 41 Stat. 1210; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; Apr. 29, 1926, ch. 195, title I, 44 Stat. 336; Feb. 24, 1927, ch. 189, title I, 44 Stat. 1185; Feb. 15, 1928, ch. 57, title I, 45 Stat. 70; Jan. 25, 1929, ch. 102, title I, 45 Stat. 1101; Apr. 18, 1930, ch. 184, title I, 46 Stat. 179; Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 643; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 231(aa), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 212; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 111(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3833.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is from the Diplomatic and Consular Service Appropriation Act of . Similar provisions were contained in act , and other prior acts.

Acts ; ; ; ; and , were appropriation acts for the fiscal years 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931, respectively. These Acts made applicable boundary appropriations for the enumerated fiscal years.

Section was formerly classified to  prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by , , .

### Amendments

1996— substituted “chiefs of parties” for “chiefs of parties and accounts arising under advances shall be rendered through and by the commissioner on the part of the United States to the General Accounting Office as under advances made to chiefs of parties”.

1972— struck out provisions that required chiefs of parties to give bonds.

1966— struck out provisions that related to traveling expenses of the commissioner.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

“General Accounting Office” substituted in text for “Treasury Department” pursuant to act , which transferred powers and duties conferred upon Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other officers of the Treasury to General Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31, Money and Finance.