§ 269f. — International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property; authorization of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC269f]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
Sec. 269f. International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial
Property; authorization of appropriations
Funds appropriated to the Secretary of State for ``International
Organizations and Conferences'' shall be available for the payment by
the United States of its proportionate share of the expenses of the
International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property for any
year after 1981 as determined under article 16(4) of the Paris
Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, as revised, except
that in no event shall the payment for any year exceed 6 per centum of
all expenses of the Bureau apportioned among countries for that year.
(Pub. L. 86-614, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 381; Pub. L. 88-69, July 19,
1963, 77 Stat. 82; Pub. L. 92-511, Oct. 20, 1972, 86 Stat. 918; Pub. L.
98-164, title I, Sec. 112, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1019.)
Amendments
1983--Pub. L. 98-164 substituted provisions making appropriations
available for the payment of expenses of the International Bureau for
the Protection of Industrial Property for any year after 1981, for
provisions authorizing appropriations for contributions for the support
of the International Bureau of Intellectual Property for the period from
July 1, 1950, through June 30, 1959, and for the payment by the United
States of its share of the expenses of the Bureau.
1972--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-511, Sec. 1(1), substituted
``International Bureau of Intellectual Property'' for ``International
Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92-511, Sec. 1(2), substituted provisions
authorizing appropriation of sums as determined under article 16(4) of
the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property up to a
maximum of 4.5 percent of the total expenses apportioned among member
countries, for provisions authorizing appropriation of sums for payment
by the United States of its proportionate share not exceeding $15,000
annually.
1963--Pub. L. 88-69 increased the limitation on the annual
appropriation authorization from $7,250 to $15,000.
Annual Appropriations
Annual appropriations to meet the obligations of membership in
various international organizations were contained in acts listed in a
note set out under section 269a of this title.
