22 USC § 279d - Limitation on power of Conference to impose new obligations on United States

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title: "22 USC § 279d - Limitation on power of Conference to impose new obligations on United States"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "279d"
section_name: "Limitation on power of Conference to impose new obligations on United States"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC."
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(July 31, 1945, ch. 342, § 5, 59 Stat. 530.)"
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# § 279d. Limitation on power of Conference to impose new obligations on United States

In adopting this subchapter the Congress does so with the understanding that paragraph 2 of article XIII does not authorize the Conference of the Organization to so modify the provisions of its Constitution as to involve any new obligation for the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (July 31, 1945, ch. 342, § 5, 59 Stat. 530.)