150 ALLOWANCE FOR DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES OF THE UNITED STATES
TO SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS WHO ARE NOT PERMANENT
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS
151 Description
151.1 Definition
A "delegate" or "alternate delegate"
for purposes of these regulations is defined as a person appointed by the
President to serve in that capacity at any session of the General Assembly of
the United Nations and confirmed by the Senate pursuant to the United Nations
Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 87) as amended by Section 15 of the
Department of State Appropriation Authorization Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-126).
151.2 Scope
This allowance is that referred to in Section 9(2) of the United Nations
Participation Act of 1945 as amended. It
is established for delegates who are not permanent members of the staff of the
United States Mission to the United Nations and is intended to compensate each
such delegate or alternate delegate for necessary housing and subsistence
expenses incurred by them for attending any such session.
151.3 Eligibility
Only a delegate or alternate delegate who is not already serving as a
permanent member of the Staff of the United States Mission to the United
Nations shall be eligible to receive the allowance hereinbefore referred to.
152 Standard for Housing and for Subsistence Expenses Allowance
152.1 Housing
The Government of the United States shall provide appropriate
representational housing for delegates and alternate delegates hereinbefore
defined, for their use during sessions of the General Assembly of the United
Nations and shall pay the costs of this housing from the International
Conferences and Contingencies Appropriation of the Department of State.
152.2 Subsistence Expenses Allowance
A per diem allowance for subsistence expenses shall be paid to each
delegate and alternate delegate during the term of their service on the United
States delegation to any session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The per diem rate shall be established, based upon a review of the
current and average costs for meals, laundry and other incidentals normally
included in subsistence payments, by the Office of International Conferences of
the Department of State in consultation with the Office of Allowances of the
Department of State. These payments
shall be made from the International Conferences and Contingencies
Appropriation of the Department of State.
The per diem payments shall be made to the delegates and alternate
delegates upon the submission of an expense voucher directed to the Department
of State at the conclusion of the session of the General Assembly of the United
Nations. Advance payments for
subsistence expenses may be made to the delegates or alternate delegates based
on the per diem rate established in accordance with these regulations prior to
the opening of any session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.