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C. POLITICAL COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL DELEGATIONS TO NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY FALL 1977 SESSION COMPARED TO POLITICAL COMPOSITION OF PARENT PARLIAMENTS

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D. BACKGROUND INFORMATION RELATING TO UNITED STATES
PARTICIPATION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY

North Atlantic Assembly*

Authorization for participation: Joint resolution authorizing U.S. participation in NATO parliamentary conferences July 11, 1956 (Public Law 84-689) (text follows).

International agreement establishing: Pursuant to article 2 of the North Atlantic Treaty which provided that:

The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well being.'

The NATO Secretary-General in 1954 suggested the possibility of developing a closer relationship between NATO and members of national legislatures. In 1955 the first conference of members of legislative bodies from NATO countries voted to meet annually.' Current method of authorization and appropriation of funds: Department of State authorization and appropriation bills. Department of State authorization bills are considered by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on International Relations. Public Law 85-477, June 30, 1958, limited the U.S. contribution to 25 percent of total annual contributions.3

Method of appointment of U.S. representatives: The joint resolution authorizing U.S. participation in NATO parlimentary conferences provided for the appointment of not more than 18 members of Congress annually as delegates to NATO parliamentary conferences. Half were to be appointed by the Speaker of the House from members of the House, and half were to be appointed by the President of the Senate from members of the Senate. Not more than five of the appointees from the respective Houses were to be of the same political party. Type and amount of information submitted to Congress regularly: Section 3 of the above-cited joint resolution required a report from the United States parliamentary group to the Congress for each fiscal year for which an appropriation was made, including the expenditures of the group under such appropriation. In addition, section 105(b) of Public Law 86-628, July 12, 1960, (Legislative Branch Appropriation Act of 1961) required each member of the U.S. delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly and each congressional employee on whose behalf expenditures were made from funds appropriated for the expenses of

• Reprinted from Congressional Research Service Multilith 77-29: United States Participation in International Organizations: An Introductory Overview and Selected Basic Data by E. C. Collier, Marjorie Niehaus, and Carol Ann Capps. March 3, 1977.

14 Bevans 829; TIAS 1964.

United States Contributions to International Organizations. :: for Fiscal Year 1974, p. 65. 72 Stat. 273; 22 U.S.C. 1928b.

the delegation to file an itemized report showing the amount and purpose of all expenditures made on his behalf."

The annual report of the Secretary of State, United States Contributions to International Organizations, includes a brief description of the origin, purpose, and structure of the North Atlantic Assembly; a list of members; and information on the U.S. contribution. The annual appropriation hearings for the Department of State also contains brief information on the North Atlantic Assembly and on the U.S. financial contribution."

U.S. agencies currently responsible for participation: State; Congress.

Public Law 86-628, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 446; 22 U.S.C. 276c-1.

For the most recent report see United States Contributions to International Organizations : : : for fiscal 1974, pp. 64-65. See, for example, House hearings on Department of State appropriations for 1976, p. 624:

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