§ 289. — Acceptance of membership by the United States; conditions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC289]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER XIX--INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ORGANIZATION
Sec. 289. Acceptance of membership by the United States;
conditions
The President is hereby authorized to accept membership for the
United States in the International Refugee Organization (hereinafter
referred to as the ``Organization''), the constitution of which was
approved in New York on December 15, 1946, by the General Assembly of
the United Nations, and deposited in the archives of the United Nations:
Provided, however, That this authority is granted and the approval of
the Congress of the acceptance of membership of the United States in the
International Refugee Organization is given upon condition and with the
reservation that no agreement shall be concluded on behalf of the United
States and no action shall be taken by any officer, agency, or any other
person and acceptance of the constitution of the Organization by or on
behalf of the Government of the United States shall not constitute or
authorize action (1) whereby any person shall be admitted to or settled
or resettled in the United States or any of its Territories or
possessions without prior approval thereof by the Congress, and this
subchapter shall not be construed as such prior approval, or (2) which
will have the effect of abrogating, suspending, modifying, adding to, or
superseding any of the immigration laws or any other laws of the United
States.
(July 1, 1947, ch. 185, Sec. 1, 61 Stat. 214.)
References in Text
The immigration laws, referred to in text, are classified generally
to Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. See also section 1101(a)(17) of
Title 8.
