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Code · U.S. Code · Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · CHAPTER 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. · SUBCHAPTER XX— WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION · § 290

§ 290. Acceptance of membership by the United States

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The President is hereby authorized to accept membership for the United States in the World Health Organization (hereinafter referred to as the Organization), the constitution of which was adopted in New York on July 22, 1946, by the International Health Conference for the establishment of an International Health Organization, and deposited in the archives of the United Nations.
(June 14, 1948, ch. 469, § 1, 62 Stat. 441.)
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  • June 14, 1948, ch. 469, § 1
  • 62 Stat. 441
  • Pub. L. 108–235, § 1
  • 118 Stat. 656
  • 136 Stat. 1203
  • Public Law 106–137
  • 113 Stat. 1691
  • section 1 of Pub. L. 108–235
  • Public Law 108–235
  • 42 U.S.C. 13987
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ActJune 14, 1948, ch. 469, § 1
Stat.62 Stat. 441
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–235, § 1
Stat.118 Stat. 656
Stat.136 Stat. 1203
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