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 91 STAT. 222

PUBLIC LAW 95-45—JUNE 15, 1977 DELEGATIONS TO CERTAIN INTERPARLIAMENTARY

Chairmen of congressional delegations.

Chairmen of congressional delegations.

Chairmen of congressional delegations.

GROUPS

SEC. 4. (a) The first section of the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution to authorize participation by the United States in parliamentary conferences with Canada", approved June 11, 1959 (22 U.S.C. 276d), is amended— (1) in the second sentence of the first paragraph, by striking out "Foreign Affairs" and inserting in lieu thereof "International Relations", and by inserting "upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate" immediately after "President of the Senate"; (2) in the second paragraph, by striking out "Foreign Affairs" and inserting in lieu thereof "International Relations"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be a Member from the International Relations Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate delegation shall be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee.". (b) The first section of the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution to authorize participation by the United States in parliamentary conferences with Mexico", approved April 9, 1960 (22 U.S.C. 276h), is amended— (1) in the second sentence, by striking out "Foreign Affairs" and inserting in lieu thereof "International Relations", and by I, inserting "upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate" immediately after "President of the Senate"; (2) in the third sentence, by striking out "Foreign Affairs" and inserting in lieu thereof "International Relations"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be a Member from the International Relations Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate delegation shall be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee.". (c) The first section of the joint resolution entitled "Joint Resolution to authorize participation by the United States in parliamentary conferences of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization", approved July 11, 1956 (22 U.S.C. 1928a), is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking out "eighteen" and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty-four"; (2) in the second sentence, by inserting "(not less than four of whom shall be from the Committee on International Relations)" A innnediately after "Members of the House", and by inserting "upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate" immediately after "President of the Senate"; (3) by amending the third sentence to read as follows: "Not more than seven of the appointees from the Senate shall be of the same political party."; and (4) by adding the following new sentence at the end of the section: "The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be a Member from the International Relations Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the

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