108 STAT. 458 PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 defraying operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the dams. "(c) The authority of subsection (h) may be exercised only to the eictent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. "(d) Revenues in the Maintenance Fund in excess of operation, maintenance, and emergency needs shall be paid annually to the general fund of the Tr^ury of the United States to return the costs of replacements and the original investments, with interest. "(e) All moneys received from the Government of Mexico for any energy which might be delivered to that Government by the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission pursucmt to any special agreement concluded in accordance with Article 19 of the said Treaty shall be credited to the general fund of the Treasury of the United States.". SEC. 424. UNITED STATES BfEMBERSHIP IN THE ASIAN-PACIFIC ECO- NOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION. (a) UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP. — The President is authorized to maintain membership of the United States in the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). (b) PAYMENT OF ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS.—For fiscal year 1994 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the United States assessed contributions to APEC may be paid from funds appropriated for "Contributions to International Organizations". SEC. 425. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL COP- PER STUDY GROUP. (a) UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP.—The President is authorized to accept the Terms of Reference of and maintain membership of the United States in the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). (b) PAYMENTS OF ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS.— For fiscal year 1995 and thereafter the United States assessed contributions to the ICSG may be paid from funds appropriated for "Contributions to International Organizations". 22 USC 288f-4. SEC. 426. EXTENSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IBfMUNmES ACT TO THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES. The International Organizations Immimities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 14. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources shall be considered to be an international organization for the purposes of this title and may be extended the provisions of this title in the same manner, to the same extent, and subiect to the same conditions, as such provisions may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of^ Congress authorizing such p£u*ticipation or making an appropriation for such participation.". SEC. 427. ENTER-AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS. Taking into consideration the long-term commitment by the United States to the affairs of this Hemisphere and the need to build further upon the linkages between the United States and its neighbors, it is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary
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