(7) coordinate and promote cooperative Arctic scientific research programs with other nations, subject to the foreign policy guidance of the Secretary of State; (8) cooperate with the Governor of the State of Alaska in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Act; and (9) promote Federal interagency coordination of all Arctic research activities, including: (a) logistical planning and coordination; and (b) the sharing of data and information associated with Arctic research, subject to section 552 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Not later than January 31, 1986, and biennially thereafter, the Interagency Committee shall submit to the Congress through the President a report concerning: (1) its activities and accomplishments since its last report; and (2) the activities of the Commission, detailing with particularity the recommendations of the Commission with respect to Federal activities in Arctic research. Sec. 10. Public Participation. The Interagency Committee will provide public notice of its meetings and an opportunity for the public to participate in the development and implementation of national Arctic research policy. Sec. 11. Administration of Interagency Committee. Each agency represented on the Committee shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of funds, provide the Committee with such administrative services, facilities, staff, and other support services as may be necessary for effective performances of its functions. N. OTHER LEGISLATION CONTENTS 1. Provisions of Law Relating to Travel Outside the United States a. Reporting Requirements for House Interparliamentary Groups (Leg- islative Branch Appropriation Act of 1961, as amended) (Public b. Local Currency Availability (Public Law 83-665) c. Availability of Funds for Field Examination of Estimates (Public 2. Legislation Authorizing U.S. Participation in Parliamentary Conferences . (2) Designation of Senate Delegates to Conferences of the Interparliamentary Union (Public Law 85-474) b. Requirements Relating to Funds for International Organizations and d. British-American Interparliamentary Group; Participation in Con- ference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Public Law 102- e. Mexico United States Interparliamentary Group (Public Law 86- Page c. Czechoslovakian Claims Settlement Act of 1981 (Public Law 97- 789 a. Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239) b. Implementation of the Compact of Free Association With Palau on behalf of whom the expenditures were made and the amount expended by or on behalf of each Member or employee for each such purpose. The consolidated reports prepared by the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate shall be filed with the Secretary of the Senate, and the consolidated reports prepared by the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 2 of the House shall be filed with the Committee on House Administration of the House and shall be open to public inspection. 1. Provisions of Law Relating to Travel Outside the United States a. Reporting Requirements for House Interparliamentary Groups Partial text of Public Law 86–628 [Legislative Branch Appropriation Act of 1961; H.R. 12232], 74 Stat. 446, approved July 12, 1960; as amended by Public Law 90–137 [S. 1872], 81 Stat. 445 at 463, approved November 19, 1967; Public Law 94-59 (H.R. 6960], 89 Stat. 269, approved July 25, 1975; and by Public Law 103-437 (U.S.C. Technical Amendments; H.R. 4777], 108 Stat. 4581, approved November 2, 1994 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes, namely: Sec. 105.1 * * (b) Each chairman or senior member of the House of Representatives and Senate group or delegation of the United States group or delegation to the Interparliamentary Union, the North Atlantic Assembly, the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, or any similar interparliamentary group of which the United States is a member or participates, by whom or on whose behalf local currencies owned by the United States are made available and expended and/or expenditures are made from funds appropriated for the expenses of such group or delegation, shall file with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in the case of the group or delegation of the Senate, or with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 2 of the House of Representatives in the case of the group or delegation of the House, an itemized report showing all such expenditures made by or on behalf of each Member or employee of the group or delegation together with the purposes of the expenditure, including per diem lodging and meals), transportation, and for other purposes. Within sixty days after the beginning of each regular session of Congress, the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 2 shall prepare consolidated reports showing with respect to each such group or delegation the total amount expended, the purpose of the expenditures, the amount expended for each such purpose, the names of the Members or employees by or 122 U.S.C. 276c-1. Sec. 105 was amended and restated by sec. 1104 of Public Law 94–59. 2Sec. 9(aX2) of Public Law 103-437 (108 Stat. 4588) struck out "International Relations" and inserted in lieu thereof "Foreign Affairs". |