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 PUBLIC LAW 95-45—JUNE 15, 1977 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.", (d)(1) The second sentence of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize participation by the United States in the Interparliamentary Union", approved June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 276), is amended by striking out "president and the executive secretary of the American group" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chairman of the House delegation in the case of delegates from the House of Representatives or the Chairman of the Senate delegation in the case of delegates from the Senate, except that either such Chairman may authorize the executive secretary of the American group to approve such vouchers on his behalf". (2) Section 3 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 276a-l) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3. There shall be not to exceed twelve delegates from the House of Representatives (at least four of whom shall be from the Committee on International Relations) to each Conference of the Interparliamentary Union, such delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be a member from the Committee on International Relations. The Speaker shall designate the Chairman and the Vice Chairman of the House delegation for each such Conference.". (3) Such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: "SEC. 4. Senate delegates to each conference of the Interparliamentary Union, and to all other parliamentary conferences, shall be designated by the President of the Senate upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate. 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. Not fewer than two Senators designated to be in the Senate delegation to each conference of the Interparliamentary Union shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations. "SEC. 5. After December 31, 1977, the executive secretary of the American group of the Interparliamentary Union shall be an officer or employee of the Senate or the House of Representatives and shall be appointed— "(1) by the Chairman of the Senate delegation upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate for service during odd-numbered Congresses; and "(2) by the Chairman of the House delegation for service during even-numbered Congresses. "SEC. 6. The certificate of the Chairman of the respective delegation to the Interparliamentary Union (or the certificate of the executive secretary of the American group if the Chairman delegates such authority to him) shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers in the auditing of all accounts of the House and Senate delegations to the Interparliamentary Union.". (4) The second sentence of the nineteenth undesignated paragraph under the general heading "DEPARTMENT OF STATE" in title I of the Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1937 (22 U.S.C. 276b) is deleted.

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House of Representatives delegates.

Chairman.

Senate delegates. 22 USC 276a-2.

Chairman.

Executive secretary, appointment. 22 USC 276a-3.

Certificate 22 USC 276a-4.

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