The National Commission shall call general conferences for the discussion of matters relating to the activities of the Organization, to which conferences organized bodies actively interested in such matters shall be invited to send representatives: Provided, however, That the travel and maintenance of such representation shall be without expense to the Government. Such general conferences shall be held annually or biennially, as the National Commission may determine, and in such places as it may designate. They shall be attended so far as possible by the members of the National Commission and by the delegates of the United States to the General Conference of the Organization. The National Commission is further authorized to call special conferences of experts for the consideration of specific matters relating to the Organization by persons of specialized competences. The Department of State may pay their transportation and other expenses as authorized by [section 5703 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5703&num=0&edition=prelim), for the period of actual attendance and of necessary travel. The National Commission is further authorized to receive and accept services and gifts or bequests of money or materials to carry out any of the educational, scientific, or cultural purposes of the National Commission as set forth in this subchapter and in the constitution of the Organization. Any money so received shall be held by the Secretary of State and shall be subject to disbursement through the disbursement facilities of the Treasury Department as the terms of the gift or bequest may require and shall remain available for expenditure by grant or otherwise until expended: Provided, That no such gift or bequest may be accepted
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The National Commission shall call general conferences for the discussion of matters relating to the activities of the Organization, to which conferences organized bodies actively interested in such matters shall be invited to send representatives: Provided, however, That the travel and maintenance of such representation shall be without expense to the Government. Such general conferences shall be held annually or biennially, as the National Commission may determine, and in such places as it may designate. They shall be attended so far as possible by the members of the National Commission and by the delegates of the United States to the General Conference of the Organization. The National Commission is further authorized to call special conferences of experts for the consideration of specific matters relating to the Organization by persons of specialized competences. The Department of State may pay their transportation and other expenses as authorized by [section 5703 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5703&num=0&edition=prelim), for the period of actual attendance and of necessary travel. The National Commission is further authorized to receive and accept services and gifts or bequests of money or materials to carry out any of the educational, scientific, or cultural purposes of the National Commission as set forth in this subchapter and in the constitution of the Organization. Any money so received shall be held by the Secretary of State and shall be subject to disbursement through the disbursement facilities of the Treasury Department as the terms of the gift or bequest may require and shall remain available for expenditure by grant or otherwise until expended: Provided, That no such gift or bequest may be accepted or disbursed if the terms thereof are inconsistent with the purposes of the National Commission as set forth in this subchapter and in the constitution of the Organization. Gifts or bequests provided for herein shall, for the purposes of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, be deemed to be a gift to or for the United States. The National Commission and Secretary of State shall submit to Congress annual reports of receipts and expenditures of funds and bequests received and disbursed pursuant to the provisions of this section.11 See Termination of Reporting Requirements note below.
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§ 290q. Organization of American States revital-
ization and reform strategy
(a) Strategy
(1) In general
Not later than 180 days after October 2, 2013,
the Secretary of State shall submit to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives a multiyear strategy
that—
(A) identifies a path toward the adoption
of necessary reforms that prioritize and re-
inforce the OAS’s core competencies de-
scribed in section 4(8);
(B) outlines an approach to secure from
the OAS effective adoption of—
(i) a results-based budgeting process in
order to strategically prioritize, and where
appropriate, reduce current and future
mandates; and
(ii) transparent hiring, firing, and pro-
motion practices;
(C) reflects the inputs and coordination
from other Executive Branch agencies, as
appropriate; and
(D) identifies a path toward the adoption
of necessary reforms that would—
(i) lead to an assessed fee structure in
which no member state would pay more
than 50 percent of the OAS’s assessed year-
ly fees; and
(ii) seek to minimize the negative finan-
cial impact on the OAS and its operations.
(2) Policy priorities and coordination
The Secretary of State shall—
(A) carry out diplomatic engagement to
build support for reforms and budgetary bur-
den sharing among OAS member states and
observers; and
(B) promote donor coordination among
OAS member states.
(b) Briefings
The Secretary of State shall offer to the com-
mittees referred to in subsection (a)(1) a quar-
terly briefing that—
(1) reviews assessed and voluntary contribu-
tions;
(2) analyzes the progress made by the OAS to
adopt and effectively implement a results-
based budgeting process in order to strategi-
cally prioritize, and where approp